Topic: net balls (Read 2480 times)

joeylough · « **on:** March 24, 2012, 02:19:51 PM »

is it just me, or is it the case for everyone that when you bat last in the nets your ball gets taken. I seem to find that if I bat last the ball I was using is missing. which leaves me about 7-8 balls a season down.

now if o lent or used someone else's ball I would always feel the need to give it them back. not stick it in my own bag and off I go.

or is this the nature of cricket?

shentser · « **Reply #1 on:** March 24, 2012, 02:34:08 PM »

Dont have that problem - my issue is most of our lot have bought mike ashleys �2.99 bat breakers

Cover_Drive · « **Reply #2 on:** March 24, 2012, 02:44:15 PM »

That is an issue with me, I take out new ball and use it but then some bowlers spot it and ask me to share, I don't know how to say no to them so I share although I want to bowl with new ball as long I can.

And when I'm batting last they throw the ball in team bags and there my money goes down the drain.

First time it happened when I bought �35 ball, argh

Talisman · « **Reply #3 on:** March 24, 2012, 03:11:14 PM »

I'm lucky in having loads of top quality balls to use and do give away 20+ a year when they lose their shine.

Burdy · « **Reply #4 on:** March 24, 2012, 05:07:33 PM »

Lucky enough at our club we have a bags of net balls. Most of these are old league balls and Sunday league balls. Both days we use 2 balls with saturday having 6 teams and sunday at least 2. The numbers of balls do go down due to 'youngens' wanting to take balls home, i cant understand why!!?

praguetaz · « **Reply #5 on:** March 24, 2012, 06:31:32 PM »

Good one this... I ended up with a bag of 20 odd ancient balls when discovering some old youth equipment and thought they would be good to use in nets but soon realised they ended up getting misshapen quickly and sounded odd off the bats of teammates... then I started to use old match balls but these used to get borrowed when I was batting (near the end of nets) and I'd have to make an effort to find them again which made me feel stoogish.

So, finally I started to buy new white t20 balls in England at a good price e.g. sports direct which stood out from everyone else's balls so easy to find again even if lent to teammates and a decent quality ball to use in nets. Saying that the more I lend my balls out the less time I get to bowl with a decent ball but I don't know how to say no either....

Canners · « **Reply #6 on:** March 24, 2012, 06:37:36 PM »

Quote from: Burdy on March 24, 2012, 05:07:33 PM

Lucky enough at our club we have a bags of net balls. Most of these are old league balls and Sunday league balls. Both days we use 2 balls with saturday having 6 teams and sunday at least 2. The numbers of balls do go down due to 'youngens' wanting to take balls home, i cant understand why!!?

no wonder you dont wanna leave hornchurch, with all those free balls on offer

i tell you what come and play for us and if you score 400 league runs il give you a free bat

uknsaunders · « **Reply #7 on:** March 24, 2012, 07:25:49 PM »

these any good:-

http://www.sportsdirect.com/duncan-fearnley-cricket-ball-852034?colcode=85203408

Canners · « **Reply #8 on:** March 24, 2012, 07:57:15 PM »

Quote from: uknsaunders on March 24, 2012, 07:25:49 PM

these any good:-

http://www.sportsdirect.com/duncan-fearnley-cricket-ball-852034?colcode=85203408

if someone bowled one of those at me in the nets id be leaving it well alone even if it was gun barrel straight

Joe · « **Reply #9 on:** March 24, 2012, 07:57:28 PM »

Quote from: uknsaunders on March 24, 2012, 07:25:49 PM

these any good:-

http://www.sportsdirect.com/duncan-fearnley-cricket-ball-852034?colcode=85203408

Funny-ish story about those, lad at our club bought 12 of them for �24 to keep him going, but after roughly 5 overs in nets they go like a ball that is 200 overs old, softer than butter and useful for nothing. Was funny though to see him wreck all his balls in one net session!

uknsaunders · « **Reply #10 on:** March 24, 2012, 08:13:11 PM »

yes, I had some similar DF balls 2 seasons ago and they went soft big time. That's why I thought they make excellent net balls

Burdy · « **Reply #11 on:** March 24, 2012, 08:29:23 PM »

Quote from: Canners on March 24, 2012, 06:37:36 PM

no wonder you dont wanna leave hornchurch, with all those free balls on offer

i tell you what come and play for us and if you score 400 league runs il give you a free bat

Wow! Would be hard to get 400 batting at 11 mate

Canners · « **Reply #12 on:** March 24, 2012, 08:42:36 PM »

i thought you were a number 7 basher?

ok 200 league runs and 20 wickets #RELENTLESS lol

Burdy · « **Reply #13 on:** March 24, 2012, 08:45:33 PM »

Lol, Put me at 1, i will still try and bash it.

Let me speak to my agent.

Canners · « **Reply #14 on:** March 24, 2012, 08:49:34 PM »

Quote from: Burdy on March 24, 2012, 08:45:33 PM

Lol, Put me at 1, i will still try and bash it.

Let me speak to my agent.

i thought i was your agent lol

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