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[cricketbadger]

You forget I pay my money to play aswell, so if I feel the need to abuse someone to better aid my team, it's gonna happen
Wont find many better fielders than myself, if bowlers get no luck then I feel perfectly fine contributing chatting rubbish

[ProCricketer1982]

You forget I pay my money to play aswell, so if I feel the need to abuse someone to better aid my team, it's gonna happen
Wont find many better fielders than myself, if bowlers get no luck then I feel perfectly fine contributing chatting rubbish

so, going back to a question asked earlier. So you feel the need to 'chat rubbish' that's aimed at myself (let's assume I was batting). If I find that offensive can you report it?  (if you do can anything be done?).

(I know that's an extreme but let's assume I'm easily offended)

[cricketbadger]

Course it can, it happened at my club 2 years ago, the batsmen didnt like what was said, nothing came of it.
Like I said earlier I draw the line at personal abuse, but have gone that far before, and experienced it myself, but I didnt feel the need to report it, left it all on the field and moved on

[wilkie113]

If people feel the need to get people out by chatting rubbish, then they shouldn't be playing cricket IMO.
It's pointless, having a big of a laugh and picking up on little things is fine. But calling someone crap or saying there rubbish is there it crosses the line, especially if your just a fielding batsmen. I can see why bowlers get frustrated with bat shots/annoying batsmen and the odd word is ok. At club level everyone pays there match fee to have an enjoyable game and no listen to some big headed (No Swearing Please) giving people crap.

Everyone wants to win, but your just thick if you start trying to get wickets that way, and the most part, when you give someone rubbish who thrives off it, they'll actually make you look extremely stupid and smash your bowlers all over the park.

[cricketbadger]

each to their own, everyone has their differing opinions

yes some people thrive off it, therefore you have to be very selective to whom you chat your rubbish to
as a keeper/ex keeper being vocal was and is a big part of my game

[wilkie113]

each to their own, everyone has their differing opinions

yes some people thrive off it, therefore you have to be very selective to whom you chat your rubbish to
as a keeper/ex keeper being vocal was and is a big part of my game

Just don't agree with it, if your bowlers haven't got the talent to get someone out, then why do you have to give them (No Swearing Please) and get them out lol.

[fatbats]

Sledging at amateur level is just small minded frustration if someone does it to me I know I've got to them as if there trying that they've got nothing else to throw at me so amuses me greatly

[n80krr]

surely making them aware of their mistakes is acceptable? "swing and a miss" but personal abuse is taking it too far. I love beating the batsman with a ball they were nowhere near then have a slip remind him he just missed a decent ball. if your bowling is atrocious then surely the batsman should be punishing you so your sledging would become irrelevant?

[Nickauger]

each to their own, everyone has their differing opinions

yes some people thrive off it, therefore you have to be very selective to whom you chat your rubbish to
as a keeper/ex keeper being vocal was and is a big part of my game

Absolute bull! If you fired up at me, then you had better make sure you're the best batsman on your team otherwise you're going to get absolutely crucified! If you feel the need to sledge me, then I will sledge you back. I don't agree with it, and I won't do it to people there to have a good game! There's no need for it, but I am bloody good at it, and at 6'4" and 16st, I can be hugely intimidating if you deserve it!

[tim2000s]

Absolute bull! If you fired up at me, then you had better make sure you're the best batsman on your team otherwise you're going to get absolutely crucified! If you feel the need to sledge me, then I will sledge you back. I don't agree with it, and I won't do it to people there to have a good game! There's no need for it, but I am bloody good at it, and at 6'4" and 16st, I can be hugely intimidating if you deserve it!

And therein lies the problem. One person getting overenthusiastic with the gob can ruin the match for the remaining 21 people who also have to use the pitch. Generally, if one person decides that sledging is a good idea, and ends up being unpleasant to all the batsmen, the opposing team can and will give it back, in spades.

Totally ruins what could've been a competitive game of cricket and the result is that the two sides often end up hating each other. As a bowler, I generally don't feel the need to sledge. A beamer will do nicely. Or your wicket. You choose.

[Nickauger]

I will only ever reserve it for the one player, and will not carry it over to the rest of their team! I'm genuinely very pleasant to the other players on the team and will definitely not instigate it. I will also let it go if I've got a duck or not very many.

[n80krr]

surely we all shake hands at the end whatever the result?

[PedalsMcgrew]

I would imagine that those on here that seem to think that sledging is acceptable are probably fairly young. They'll learn......

[trypewriter]

At the level that I play at, and with my paucity of ability, I don't think sledging works on me. I know my limitations and drawing attention to them won't make me change anything because I'm not capable of doing it.

[RossViper]

To be honest, I cant picture myself on the field taking the time to stop and think, well we really need a couple of wickets here, but I better not try talk this batter out and sledge him, because he has paid his match fee's. I really dont care, it's competitive cricket at the end of the day, I'm sure there is some friendly cricket he could go play somewhere else if he didn't like listening to me, but I would never change the way I play the game, I want to win.

Why is it acceptable if you're a pro?

In our league there is plenty of rubbish spoke out on the field, but it's left there and everyone enjoys a good beer afterwards.

I wouldnt mind annoying you to stay in, taking that selfish approach is probably better for my side, bat all day if you like.
But you've just said you'd be determined to stay in, and not let us induce you into a poor shot, so straight away I'm in your head, you're now concentrating on sticking around, less so on scoring runs now and your natural game, but more to stay in, so I'm winning because you're thinking about me and I am in your head

Exactly.


it's another aspect to the game. You cant just write it off, and suggest that anyone who has ever sledged anyone else is: Selfish, Young and Stupid; Rubbish; etc etc.

I can understand why people don't like it, but that's not to say it should not happen.