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[Wooly]

but, like sightscreens, they're pretty damn close!

We don't have sight screens either.  Nothing like trying to pick up a quick bowler when the ball is coming out of a tree or a red roof behind his arm.  We get by without these luxuries you guys have.

[Number4]

We don't have sight screens either.  Nothing like trying to pick up a quick bowler when the ball is coming out of a tree or a red roof behind his arm.  We get by without these luxuries you guys have.

And we won the ashes

[scragend]

Scoreboards aren't a necessity. I've played at many grounds without them.

I've played at many grounds without permanent scoreboards (like the Hollinsend one in the picture), but I can honestly say I've never played a game of cricket where there hasn't been a scoreboard of some description used during the match. A portable one, some numbers hung on nails on a wall, even a blackboard with the numbers chalked on - but always something.

It seems really odd to me that you can play cricket without any kind of scoreboard at all.

[DACD 1987]

Massive bug bear for me.

I learn't how to score and umpire at a young age - as a youngster playing mens cricket in the 70's and 80's you had too. Even today I can't understand "cricketers" who can't score and can't / won't have a turn at umpiring especially at the lower standards when they are not provided.

You have to watch and follow the game rather than just look at it and I've found you can learn so much about your own team / opposition from being in the centre of the action.

Don't get me started about keeping the scoreboard upto date between overs and your team mates giving the opposition bowlers a massive incentive at grounds with less detailed score boards by shouting "Geoff, you only need 3 for your 50 / 100 etc"

Rant over 

[MD2812]

your team mates giving the opposition bowlers a massive incentive at grounds with less detailed score boards by shouting "Geoff, you only need 3 for your 50 / 100 etc"

This this and this!!

Shootable offence.