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[tushar sehgal]

Somebody is gonna get a hurt today....

[wilkie113]

Sounds ridiculous, but I still get really nervous when I go out to bat. So first over or so, I'm normally just wanting to settle and not thinking about anything

[GarrettJ]

i go for a pee about 10 times before i bat!!

[WalkingWicket37]

Don't get out
Watch the ball
Don't get out watch the ball
Along the floor
Watch the ball
Don't get out
Along the floor
Watch the ball
Watch the ball
Watch the ball
Don't get out
Along the floor
Watch the ball

.......
Christ I've hit that well!
Oh, they had a cow corner...
**** it, I've been caught!

[Number 11]

This ones going to bowl me.........head down walking back to pavilion.
This guys going to kill me............don't scream in agony and for Gods sakes don't cry.
How the hell am I going to score a run..........christ, that missed the stump by a hair.
Haven't scored for a while, have a go.............walk back to the pavilion.

and one in a blue moon I don't think..............watch the ball scream to the boundary thinking I didn't even feel that on the bat 

[smilley792]

"If he pitches it up it's going"


To


"Please pitch it up, please pitch it up"



Or



"Dilscoop time"

[FattusCattus]

Food.

[Krs]

Crap! Crap! Crap! Ohhhhhhh Crap!

Or

Don't do anything stupid! Please don't do anything stupid! Hold on I can hit this for six........hmmm I guess I can't!

[moggy]

Early on I try to keep it simple, "watch the ball, watch the ball etc" when the bowler is at his mark but I try to switch off from anything conscious before he gets to the crease and just react.  If I get "in" it I find I don't have to think anything, it just flows.  If I don't feel in I stick with trying to keep it simple.  Doesn't always work... 

[Number 11]

One memorable game for me was:

Walked out to bat....

of f***, oh f***, oh f***, sores level with two balls left and I'm last man, WTF am I doing here, FFS take a guard, breath, breath, f*** I'm not ready for this, concentrate, take a walk to square leg, (umpire interupts my concentration at that point and says "get the f** on with it." My reply "f** off") take my guard again. Ok, here it comes, missed the bat, glanced off pads to fine leg, yes,no, yes, no oh b0!!0x.
Last ball: concentrate, walk to square leg again, think "just put it in my slot", "don't be afraid to chip it over the top. Okay, here it comes, OMG it's in the slot.

I ended up chpping it 1" over mid offs outstretched hand to win the game, someone said it went for 4, couldn't care less at the time, I was buzzing for a week