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[Simmy]

you know its bad when i can bowl a short ball and it gets up head high lol

gonna video 2night nick so be on ur best form

[uknsaunders]

I'll probably be in net two, with the 2nd XI stars. Should be interesting I think Brucie, Ifti, Abid, Matty,Filo are all turning up, possibly Clifton. Might not be pretty on that surface.

[Simmy]

haha if all them turn up it could get intresting lol

[Johnny]

Had my first net of the year yesterday. Our official pre-season starts in February, but some of the keener lads have been organising the odd ad-hoc net.

2 things:

1) I was awesome! I'm usually slow to get going when we finally start pre-season, plus I tend to get undone by the extra pace and bounce indoors, but yesterday everything clicked straight away. Was really quick on to anything short and pulled the ball well (normally a weakness for me) and my footwork was surprisingly nimble, getting my front foot out to the wider balls and driving well as opposed to just planting my front foot down middle stump line and playing away from my body. Bowling wise I hit a line and length straight away and bowled and didn't really bowl anything resembling a bad ball until towards the end when I started to tire (I batted first, so then bowled continuously for near enough 45 minutes) - alas, I fear I have peaked! Surely it's going to be downhill from here until the end of the season

2) I ache like a mofo today! Welcome to cricket in my thirties!

[uknsaunders]

I think you must be the exception to the rule, most peoples first nets are normally shockers!. On the day of nets, I went to the gym, played 7-a-side footy and followed it with nets. I'm in my 40's now and not surprisingly it's taken 3/4 days to recover lol

[Johnny]

Nick, I'm normally shocking too! I was as surprised as anyone

[pacman75cricket]

Johnny better arrange some friendlies for February

[Tumo]

Can't wait to see what 8 months of being in France has done to my action and my strokeplay... Roll on April 30th! Haha

[Ayrtek Cricket]

1st session this morning and didnt feel too bad had a dabble on the bowling machine at 70mph for 10 mins then swapped to 2nd net with the real bowling and avoided getting cleaned out which was nice!

middle on the new wand seemed good...remfrys need some attention as they seemed to want to slip down the leg.

[97notout]

First net this Tuesday, team I don't know (long story but my team doesn't do nets now, used to hire Edgbaston but when only 3 people turn up, its embarassing) anyway my mate has invited me along, so team I don't know, I haven't batted for 8 years....................could be all the gear and no idea or.........................you never lose it, we will see.

Looking forward to it like I was a kid again. 

[Fezballoh]

We don't get going till the end of feb as a club but I've had a few odd ones from november onwards and it definitely helps if you're not one of these year round sportsmen you get! Noone likes that first full blooded delivery that aches from your finger tips down to your opposite sides big toe! I go to the recently refurbished nets at Hove which are an excellent facility.

[Simmy]

had a net on sunday i was on fire! lol

[Liam-SCCC]

Finally got back into the swing of things tonight. Had a district u21 trial. Bit of a fitness work out then into the nets

Felt good to hit th ball again!

[Bruce]

How you getting on with the new Lid now Liam?

[Liam-SCCC]

I'm finally settled with it, ready to sell the masuri now!