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[Colesy]

Today we lost to a bunch of twats. They posted 285 in 35 overs on a road, and taking the piss in the meantime.

We only got 180ish in our 35 overs due to a lot of our team being youth members. I got 47 from 32 and bowled consistently but still went for a few.

We won't be playing them again though.

[ianbuchanan]

Saturday- 153 in the league against a pretty decent bowling attack.

Sunday- 0. Golden Duck, caught on the boundary from a beamer that wasn't called no-ball!

Cricket is a funny game!

[A-Swing-And-A-Miss]

Played again today, against a team fielding numerous players that were far above the standards of the league. I caught one, however I dropped one when the batsmen shouted "Two" just as I was about the catch it, luckily I was close to the stumps so I just ran him out instead.

They made 230 after a big black guy with a Laver & Wood(first time I have ever seen one used) came in at number 6 and smashed a massive 93* (He was FAR too good for this standard, he was able to play even the best balls away for 4 or even 6) and we somehow scrapped our way to match their total, even after 2 of our batsmen who went to umpire miscounted the balls in an over(4 ball over followed by a 5 baller).

Didn't get to bat but still it was a good game and it was good to get a catch, always improves the confidence.

[johan95]

Grafted hard for 40 off 51 balls, came in at 3 and had some really nice shots but some edges through the slips (had just rained and was overcast initially). Got out to a top top yorker, can't complain. Kept well though. 4 byes up to over 41 (last over), then our overseas sprayed two really fast ones, one leg side and one kept low and both went for 4 byes Felt awful to see your figures go quite badly in 2 balls
But on the bright side I had 2 stumpings.Though I stumped a 14 year old in his first Adult Game, felt really bad about it after, but I just instinctively took the bails off.... :S

[uknsaunders]

Grafted hard for 40 off 51 balls, came in at 3 and had some really nice shots but some edges through the slips (had just rained and was overcast initially). Got out to a top top yorker, can't complain. Kept well though. 4 byes up to over 41 (last over), then our overseas sprayed two really fast ones, one leg side and one kept low and both went for 4 byes Felt awful to see your figures go quite badly in 2 balls
But on the bright side I had 2 stumpings.Though I stumped a 14 year old in his first Adult Game, felt really bad about it after, but I just instinctively took the bails off.... :S

lol - 40 in 51 balls grafting!

[johan95]

lol - 40 in 51 balls grafting!

Haha I guess. It was grafted. A lot of plays and misses, a couple of edges. Needed to rely on good running and putting the bad ball away. Not my most fluent but still a good score - Takes me up to 510 runs for the year so far

[rp27]

Haha I guess. It was grafted. A lot of plays and misses, a couple of edges. Needed to rely on good running and putting the bad ball away. Not my most fluent but still a good score - Takes me up to 510 runs for the year so far

what level do you play? was the 14 y.o any good?

[johan95]

what level do you play? was the 14 y.o any good?

Sunday Friendly today, couple of 2s/3s bowlers but then it got worse, after I got out damnit!
14 y.o. was OK, I think he was nervous, he fielded really well, but was out 2nd ball thanks to me.
On Saturdays I play 3s, decent standard. Pushing 2s though, and I'll be playing in the Sunday League games for my club later in the season.

[rp27]

Sunday Friendly today, couple of 2s/3s bowlers but then it got worse, after I got out damnit!
14 y.o. was OK, I think he was nervous, he fielded really well, but was out 2nd ball thanks to me.
On Saturdays I play 3s, decent standard. Pushing 2s though, and I'll be playing in the Sunday League games for my club later in the season.

ahh fair enough, when you said a 14 year old was playing adult cricket i had to question the standard tbh, but sunday sides can be a real mix

[alexrickyponting]

My season isn't going well but our 1's number 3 bat has 758 runs already this season  115 in the league saturday and 166 yesterday so a good weekend for him! Well on course for the 1500 at this rate

[Jenko]

Wow!! A guy in the league I am in apparently scored 1200 odd runs in 12 knocks last year (9 n/o's), averaging 400 for the season. Not sure if its true but someone said he played in a couple of IPL games this year. Would have to grab the league handbook and see his name though.

[Ryan]

good weekend for me personally, got 68 on Saturday batting number 6 for the 1st team then opened up sunday with simmy and ended up getting 97  also won both game more importantly...

[Tumo]

Didn't play (still out from dislocation) but my lot lost both days. Leaves us with 1 win out of 3 on a Sunday, and 0 out of 5. And bottom, by a fair way. Not good! On the plus side, I'm back this week, so that's always a personal positive!

[400notout]

Got a shocker of an lbw from a "neutral" umpire on saturday (2) and threw away an easy chance for a hundred on sunday trying to hit the spinner into next week (77 off 58)

[captainofcricket2011kse]

Very strange game imho:-

1. If you score y61 in 25, then why do you bat 7 the following week - has your captain had a common sense bypass?
2. What kind of attack ships 244 off 35 having had the oppo 98-6
3. I can only assume 80-1 off 9 meant they had 3 batsman lol!

The first game was a t20, my type of game obviously
I am the captain, and i usually bat at 6 but put the number 7 in ahead of me and our number 5 to see off the opening bowlers Which he did well in doing.
Me and the number 8 batted properly, restricting ourselves, totally against our own normal games, hes a big hitting south african!
Well there number 4 was apparently handy but we got him first ball thank god lol