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Re: what have people learned from the first very wet part of the season
« Reply #15 on: June 11, 2012, 10:05:38 PM »
Get injured after the hot, sunny spell so that your matches are called off anyway
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Re: what have people learned from the first very wet part of the season
« Reply #16 on: June 11, 2012, 10:05:46 PM »
Quote from: PedalsMcgrew on June 11, 2012, 08:50:42 PM
Patience is the key.....but then isn't it always? The ball is going to seam about a bit, you're going to get the odd unplayable ball...accept that, move onto the next ball.

As a bowler (a spinner) these conditions have been appalling this year. All these seamers taking tons of wickets? Pah! Try being a spinner and bowling with a wet ball on a soggy, grassy track....I've had more movement off the seam this year than spin and I can turn the ball a long way.
Dunno what you're complaining about, I'm leading wicket taker at the club, and 4th in the league having played more than 2 games less than everyone else! I'm loving bowling spin at the moment, even on said grassy tracks!
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Re: what have people learned from the first very wet part of the season
« Reply #17 on: June 11, 2012, 10:18:17 PM »
Quote from: 100 not out on June 11, 2012, 09:43:45 PM
Stay at home with the Missus and wait for the tracks to quicken up.

seems sensible. although I have a blank bat to trial!
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Re: what have people learned from the first very wet part of the season
« Reply #18 on: June 11, 2012, 10:42:21 PM »
Bowling: The slower you bowl the harder to get it away as a batsmen.
Batsmen: Either go out and smash it around or drop anchor, there's no inbetween.
Fielders: Get in close and expected the odd ball to pop, make sure your under it.
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Re: what have people learned from the first very wet part of the season
« Reply #19 on: June 11, 2012, 10:54:21 PM »
Quote from: Tumo on June 11, 2012, 10:05:46 PM
Dunno what you're complaining about, I'm leading wicket taker at the club, and 4th in the league having played more than 2 games less than everyone else! I'm loving bowling spin at the moment, even on said grassy tracks!

Totally agree. I bowl quite flat quick spin and the ball is doing plenty on the wet decks. I'm getting some shooting, a few popping up and bouncing, plus the odd one turning as a bonus  :D. Taken 22 wickets so far this season for all teams.
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Re: what have people learned from the first very wet part of the season
« Reply #20 on: June 11, 2012, 10:57:58 PM »
Don't be captain, I just want to play and not have all the hassle!
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Re: what have people learned from the first very wet part of the season
« Reply #21 on: June 12, 2012, 05:51:45 AM »
Quote from: 100 not out on June 11, 2012, 09:43:45 PM
Stay at home with the Missus and wait for the tracks to quicken up. On a serious note , front foot all the way. But it's still difficult to drive with confidence, as the ball occasionally stops on you.

you'd rather stay at home with the missus than play cricket, we need words mate ;)
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Re: what have people learned from the first very wet part of the season
« Reply #22 on: June 12, 2012, 06:27:23 AM »
What have I learned? Don't rely on a good night settled on the couch in front of the TV watching some good test cricket! That bloody rain in Birmingham...

Very rarely get any rain here (sorry chaps) on a cricket day, but I never use my best stick in the nets/at the crease when it is or has been raining.
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Re: what have people learned from the first very wet part of the season
« Reply #23 on: June 12, 2012, 08:25:26 AM »
Batting get forward for your shots, Iv'e found it easy to stay in this season having batted for fairly long periods, but very difficult to score runs due to the slowness of the tracks (as scores of 2,6,0,0,2) would suggest!  I field at mid on/off, and have been attacking the ball as it comes towards me more this season as the outfields are so slow, or I have positioned myself in a little bit closer.
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Re: what have people learned from the first very wet part of the season
« Reply #24 on: June 12, 2012, 08:40:54 AM »
What I have learned is that the UK is a stupid place to play cricket being a country where it rains a lot, and that the rules and tools used for cricket need to be changed to include plastic ducks and floating balls, to accommodate the british weather...
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Re: what have people learned from the first very wet part of the season
« Reply #25 on: June 12, 2012, 08:51:52 AM »
Primarily - don't bother getting fit for the season. 

Secondary advice - don't look for gremlins that aren't there.  You might get one that has your name on it but until then, bat normally...
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Re: what have people learned from the first very wet part of the season
« Reply #26 on: June 12, 2012, 10:55:19 AM »
I'm learning that this season my first aggressive stroke is tending to be my last. Grrrr!
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