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[langer17]

Played on a wet green track today, got sent in and it was moving all over the shop, we got to 190...I was out caught for 99...gutted! Didn't know I was on 99 and was batting with our number 11 so was chasing twos not singles! Oh well....we rolled them for 60 picked up a cheeky wicket our opener picked up 7!! Good win anyway

Unlucky! But 99 is still a bloody good score

[RossViper]

I only read this post because I thought it sais Anne Summers!

Sorry, and carry on! :-)

[Number4]

I will run a clinic for you on on Friday if you want skipper? :-P

Thanks to the clinic I finally started to get on with my Laver/Bradman replica today... Finally finding my timing for a quickfire 61..

Have to add that the bat performed spectacularly.

[Jenko]

Good to hear mate! My laver just keeps getting better, got more runs yesterday, 80 not out. Got rep today so hopefully get a few more. Nearly cracked 500 runs in 8 knocks now (all games including rep) just waiting for a lean spell to come!

[Jenko]

Wet green wickets in Australia???!! You must be lying!! We are to believe in England that its constant 50+degrees heat and rock hard roads to bat on

P.s well Batted buddy

Where I came from this is how it was! Down here in NSW it's alot colder, and playing on uncovered pitches doesn't help much either!

[tugga]

Lost by 11 runs on Saturday chasing 301. Made 16 before trying to smash a leg spinner over cover point. Didn't quite work out funnily enough!

[Jenko]

Unlucky buddy! Where do you play your cricket?

We won both games on the weekend, local grade and rep. Won easily on Saturday posting 201 from 40 overs (40 over one dayer) and restricted them to 100. I managed 80* in that one.

Rep on sunday we rolled them for 112 on what I thought was a decent wicket, then we managed to get the runs I think 6 or 7 down. I managed another cheeky red-inker 40* coming in at 3. Am somehow managing to average something like 97 this season (4 not outs help!!!) which is decent batting at 3 or opening every week!

[tommo256]

Took a 3fer at the weekend which was good, then got a golden duck, we had won the game by that point so didn't matter to much, still can't get my head around Australian rules of cricket

[Jenko]

Took a 3fer at the weekend which was good, then got a golden duck, we had won the game by that point so didn't matter to much, still can't get my head around Australian rules of cricket

No good about the quacker mate!!!

And if its any conselation, I couldn't get my head around the English rules of cricket when I spent a season there last year! Winning draws, losing draws....blah!! Are you playing two day or one day cricket over in the west mate??

[tommo256]

One day mate, 45 overs. We can skittle a side for 84 which we done at weekend, and then get it and keep batting, what's the point I wanna get on the beers

[Buzz]

One day mate, 45 overs. We can skittle a side for 84 which we done at weekend, and then get it and keep batting, what's the point I wanna get on the beers

why do you keep batting? do both teams have to bat the full overs or get bowled out?

there were a couple of run chases I was involved with last summer when I would have liked to keep batting when we had chased down the runs! must be even more demoralising if you are fielding.

[Jenko]

Can't say I've played with those rules anywhere over here...is it for bonus points on the run you score/wickets you take?

[langer17]

I haven't played those rules either. Once you reach the score that's it, end of game.

2 day games there is the second innings, so even if there is no hope of changing the result, if there is still time left, you still go out. It can be helpful though, as you get points per wicket you take (0.25) and per run you make (0.01), so it can make a difference come finals time.

[tugga]

Unlucky buddy! Where do you play your cricket?

We won both games on the weekend, local grade and rep. Won easily on Saturday posting 201 from 40 overs (40 over one dayer) and restricted them to 100. I managed 80* in that one.

Rep on sunday we rolled them for 112 on what I thought was a decent wicket, then we managed to get the runs I think 6 or 7 down. I managed another cheeky red-inker 40* coming in at 3. Am somehow managing to average something like 97 this season (4 not outs help!!!) which is decent batting at 3 or opening every week!

I play 2nd XI C Turf in the Eastern Cricket Association down in Melbourne, decent enough standard for me!

Yeah, same here, we don't bat on either. Get the runs end of game. But you can go for outright I think and bowl a side out twice for under your score.

[dan_nichols]

We have played a 5 games, with 3 wins, 1 loss and a draw. Weather was average to start the season in Vic but not a surprise apparently. We played against the team that beat us in the GF last season and they rolled us for 61, then batted all their 45 overs for 250. It was not the best way to spend a hot day.