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[ProCricketer1982]

Can't think of specifics but me and the skipper get some good back and fro banter going. I take 1st slip and he takes short leg and then discuss everything from the opposing village. As we ignore the bat, he normally ends up trying to chip in with comments which breaks his concentration.

This would probably work for me. I wouldn't chip in but I'd listen. I like when people comment at or about me as that helps me concentrate but if you totally ignore me and actually banter between yourselves I tend to listen. Weird really.

[Tail Ender]

I love a bit of chirp when I'm batting. I actually thrive on it, so the more the oppo do it, the more I love it and the better I seem to play. Weekend just gone, we'd already won and the oppo fielders just got silly. I turned to the worst and said "mate, if you guys could bat as well as you talk (No Swearing Please), this might've been a contest". In the same game while we were in the field, our slipper was doing the Count from Sesame Street with each dot ball, i.e. "one! One dot ball, ah-ha-ha-ha!" He got up to 9 before this batsman finally lost his rag and tried a big shot and got a run. Was quite entertaining.

Last year I remember playing a shorter ball that was at my hands straight down, and one of the slips went "ohhh, bowl him another he's scared". I whipped around and said "I've seen your mum, mate. I'm not scared of anything anymore". Love giving it back to them.

[ProCricketer1982]

I love a bit of chirp when I'm batting. I actually thrive on it, so the more the oppo do it, the more I love it and the better I seem to play. Weekend just gone, we'd already won and the oppo fielders just got silly. I turned to the worst and said "mate, if you guys could bat as well as you talk (No Swearing Please), this might've been a contest". In the same game while we were in the field, our slipper was doing the Count from Sesame Street with each dot ball, i.e. "one! One dot ball, ah-ha-ha-ha!" He got up to 9 before this batsman finally lost his rag and tried a big shot and got a run. Was quite entertaining.

Last year I remember playing a shorter ball that was at my hands straight down, and one of the slips went "ohhh, bowl him another he's scared". I whipped around and said "I've seen your mum, mate. I'm not scared of anything anymore". Love giving it back to them.

This sounds more 'personal' abuse rather than banter to me.

[Gerry SA]

I was at a game once where my brother was playing.

His teams keeper was sledging away all through the oppositions innings. Just petty stuff really. Continually hurling the ball at the stumps for no reason.

When he came out to bat the opposition went straight after him. He got out pretty quickly and was nearly in tears as he charged off the park n

That's one thing I don't get. If you're gonna give it, don't be a mental midget when you get it back.

[tim2000s]

I generally don't give it on the field, but then i don't take it either. My primary job is as a bowler so i have no need. When i bay, if some one is giving me lip, frankly, i ignore it as mh job is to attempt to score. If there's noise i hope they are enjoying it cos i ain't listening.

[Vitas Cricket]

I generally don't give it on the field, but then i don't take it either. My primary job is as a bowler so i have no need. When i bay, if some one is giving me lip, frankly, i ignore it as mh job is to attempt to score. If there's noise i hope they are enjoying it cos i ain't listening.

Unusually for a keeper, I don't give out that much chirp, then again as a team we are pretty laid back, we generally just mess about amongst ourselves, this 'self-abuse' as it can often become (we usually pick one of our players to have a pop at: fat, stupid, slept with a rotter recently etc) is actually quite good at distracting the batsman.

If I get any chat when I'm batting I generally respond pretty early on with 'you're mistaking me for someone who gives a **** mate.' I'll then ignore them, if after a few overs they are still droning on, I'll just refuse to come to the crease until they settle down. Umpires are pretty strict with over rates, and often dock points and fine captains. so the captains usually shut their players up.

[ammo]

Ha i do that too if there is too much "chatting" i just walk out to square leg and stand there resting on my bat

[Tail Ender]

This sounds more 'personal' abuse rather than banter to me.

Probably should've mentioned I knew the guy who said it quite well.

I can't believe I left out possibly my best sledge - playing a team last year and one of their batsmen kept trying to cut everything, but couldn't lay bat on one. I was at slip and yelled to the bowler "hey Clint, throw down some paper... see if he can cut that". Even the batsman was laughing at that.

[Simmy]

i dont really say much tbh...

we tend to abuse our team mates rather than the opposition.. obv a few of our bowlers are always chelping at the batters. but i never really say anything keeping

[MD2812]

When I'm keeping I like to mix in a bit of current affairs.

When it came out Tiger Woods had all those affairs, a batsman played and missed several I just came out with "more misses than tiger woods"

Our spin bowler once slipped in his stride and bowled a ball which went really high, yet turned into a Yorker, went with "no volcanic ash stopping that flight"

[Village Trundler]

I like the old classics " try bowling a piano, see if he can play that" etc

Don't sledge when I bowl, some batsmen thrive on it.

[joeljonno]

Ha i do that too if there is too much "chatting" i just walk out to square leg and stand there resting on my bat

We know were getting to you if you do that.

[joeylough]

Never sledge mainly as I dont have the ammo or cricket skills to back it up.

Had a keeper and slipper betting if I could hit a house roof hoping I would slog. Just turned to them and said "don't worry mate I know for a fact I won't hit that roof so keep your money" then hit one nicely for four.

[ad2606]

with the team i captain ive made sure that we're all chatty all the way through the innings, not at the batsman just taking the mick out of each other. i think it keeps the junior players awake and keeps the senior lads enjoying their cricket. I do say a few things to batsmen aswell but it tends to be things that will make both of us smile, i dont bother getting nasty- we're amateurs why not play the game with a smile on our faces!
seems to be working well as we got promoted last season 

[ad2606]

saying that their are some idiots in our league- one game last season our no3. was on 80 odd off 50 balls, no real slogs apart from a couple of big straight 6's just a good cricket innings. for some reason the other team kept the sledging going asking him when he was going to play some proper shots- he ended up on 172 of 112 balls oh dear!