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[Stratts]

Wow, great topic and love reading the stories.

I made my only century two seasons ago, at the ripe old age of 33 and after 18 years of trying.

I was on holiday in Cornwall and we came back a day early because the weather was atrocious, it was a Friday afternoon and I text a few of our Saturday skippers and told them I was around if needed.  Got a call from the 4th XI skipper an hour later saying I was in his team following a drop out.  Lovely.

Turned up on the day, opened the batting and did my usual of dropping anchor, working ones and two's.  Got dropped around 45-off  and ended up making 101* batting through the full 52 overs.  I remember the final over well, as I was (unknown to me) on 98 and the guy at the other end turned down a blatant single.  Ended up hitting a 3 of the penultimate ball of the innings to get to three figures.

The best bit was I celebrated like it was a Test match, helmet off, arms aloft and soaking up the ripple of applause.

If I never do it again, I'll retire happy.

With the way I bat, I'll need at least 40 overs at the crease to get another one.  I made 64 last weekend and was in for 36 overs.....

[trypewriter]

Stratts, I aspire to bat like that. I might have got close once in a 30 over game when I went in at no. 3 and got 57*. I was going like a train when our no.4 wandered down and told me I was going so well that he'd keep giving me the strike. Inevitably I couldn't get it off the square for the next three or four overs and told him to revert to 'plan A'. I wasn't wearing spikes and I reckon it cost me a good 20 runs through not being able to turn fast enough. Guess what my next purchase was...
As a footnote, I was never a bowler, but with their last pair in our skipper threw me the ball (must have been feeling sorry for them) I ended up with 0.5-0-2-1 

[Mad Bobbin]

I have scored three in total and to be honest can not really remember a thing about them.  My most significant was 150 no against Rainham in a cup match back in 2005. All I can tell you it was a 45 over game and it came off 127 balls 24 4's and 2 6's.  The beers were sweet that night!!!!

[paulkatich]

We play lot of t-20's. My most memorable was a hatrick in the league matches . we batted first we had a small target to defend. The opposition chased quite well until I was given ball. They needed 10 runs of 2 overs. They two singles of first balls. Third was straighter delivery(slower pace) and the batsmen lofted it went to our best fielder and held on to a tough one and every one was relieved. Fourth ball I bowled a fast inswinger (my strength)  and bam it hit the stumps. Fifth ball was a yorker and bastmen had no chance. I was relived and happy.
The final was pressure cooker situation we lost two quick chasing a gettable target in the first two overs and suddenly the target seemed tough. I went in and hit two sixers and a four and that relived all pressure and I scored couple of singles for the next two overs and I was out after.

[alexhilly1492]

never hit one :/ probably due to an apauling strike rate, best score 61* carried my bat for 40 overs though, shocking track though was chuffed

[Pitbull]

Never scored a century but I've taken a few 5fer's the most significant one was a couple of years ago at my old club getting 5-34. I took the last wicket and won us some very valuable points and steered us clear of relegation but it was just one of those days where everything went right and the ball just landed in the right spot.

Never forget my first 5fer though which was at U15 level though where I bowled 4-3-5-3 haha.