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[Seniorplayer]

I am batting and the wicket keeper is up to the stumps the ball is turning and i had left a couple the bowler runs in and i hear the wicketkeeper say : get your feet moving you F***ing c*** so I spin round and say dont speak to me like that and go away (well somthing like that ) the wicket keeper   gives me a look and said He was talking to himself.

[Mattsky]

That's pretty much the definition of village. 

[dynamiccoins]

As a junior playing for the senior side - at tea asked to roll the pitch and repaint the crease lines with the other junior.

Not thinking we did the paint first then rolled....ending with white lines evenly placed up the length of the wicket.

I didn't live that down although the opening bowler liked the line on a length he could aim for.

[Manormanic]

yesterday, one of our fielders - not noted for his athleticism - pulls off a brilliant diving stop and midwicket.

Emboldened by the applause, he stands up and pings it back at the keeper.  Who was not looking at all, and after narrowly avoiding decapitation, watches in shock as the ball flies to the boundary!

[radiomark]

I've seen an oppo fielder arrested by the police midway through a game.

[GoodLeave]

I've seen an oppo fielder arrested by the police midway through a game.

Was he "Stealing" yards?...

I'd have loved to have seen that. "Not now officer, I'm bowling first change"

[radiomark]

police: is this ****** vs******** we're looking for ********.
he's down at fine leg.
teas soon if you can wait.

[SAFC2403]

i got drafted into our first team a couple of weeks back for midweek 15 over cup comp. We batted first then went out to field - after about 8 overs we were no balled for falling foul of fielding restrictions, much arguments ensured as our captain swore blind we had the right numbers in the right places, it was at this point he realised we only had 10 men. It had taken 8 overs for us to even realise it!

[t2ylo]

I recently played in a game in which a rather elderly gentleman came out to bat without pads...
In 30 years of cricket I'd never seen this before.

[edge]

I recently played in a game in which a rather elderly gentleman came out to bat without pads...
In 30 years of cricket I'd never seen this before.

Mate of mine once went out to bat with 3 balls left with no pads on as he'd assumed he wouldn't be needed, bowler was getting it down at reasonable speed too. Couldn't believe it for the life of me when every ball to him was well outside off!

[t2ylo]

I forgot a shirt for after the game and had to go to pub in my cricket shirt.
Proper village.
Got in at gone 2am to make it even worse

[geeders]

Playing away last week, our skipper went to toss up, and came back in saying he had lost and they put us in to bat. No surprise as the wicket isnt great and looked particularly rough after the weeks weather.
Top order pad up and head out the changing room. We head out a minute later to be greeted with the opposition padded up as well!
Not sure what had happened, but it transpires they wanted to bat but our skipper either misheard or was so sure they would want to field he assumed.
Either way it worked out pretty well. Bowled them out for 68 (I picked up a nice 5 for 15) and we knocked them off for full points!

[brokenbat]

It had been a while since I played on a real turf wicket (not many in North america). I tend to romanticize small things like scratching your guard into the pitch (instead of using chalk - which is what we do on mat or artificial pitches).

So, was excited about playing on an excellent turf pitch recently.. took my guard, and then proceeded to scratch it into the pitch using my fancy new spikes. Sadly, I didn't quite get the technique right, and looked down to see THREE lines being scratched into the pitch instead of just one.

[Number 11]

It had been a while since I played on a real turf wicket (not many in North america). I tend to romanticize small things like scratching your guard into the pitch (instead of using chalk - which is what we do on mat or artificial pitches).

So, was excited about playing on an excellent turf pitch recently.. took my guard, and then proceeded to scratch it into the pitch using my fancy new spikes. Sadly, I didn't quite get the technique right, and looked down to see THREE lines being scratched into the pitch instead of just one.

Just go for the one in the middle 
Sometimes make it easier to know which is your mark.

[Biggie Smalls]

It had been a while since I played on a real turf wicket (not many in North america). I tend to romanticize small things like scratching your guard into the pitch (instead of using chalk - which is what we do on mat or artificial pitches).

So, was excited about playing on an excellent turf pitch recently.. took my guard, and then proceeded to scratch it into the pitch using my fancy new spikes. Sadly, I didn't quite get the technique right, and looked down to see THREE lines being scratched into the pitch instead of just one.

key id to turn your ankle a bit and scratch using either the very outside or inside spike ( well thats hoe i do it anyway).
but if you cant get the knack you could always just do it Windies style ( ala Chanderpaul , Pollard etc ) and use the bail and tap a notch into the turf with your bat handle ( ive always wanted to try it but never remember to ).