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[ProCricketer1982]

That is a great start, do you mind sharing what you worked on that's helping

Having only been playing for 4 seasons (2011-2014), I've been learning while i play. So, this winter I have worked on playing spin properly ( ie, moving my feet properly both to the pitch and right back etc) and playing proper leg side shots. So. Previously pn the legs I've progressed from simply only ever blocking to simply nudging, now I've got the proper leg side stuff.

From the games so far the spin has meant I've rotated the strike far more as well as being able to pick them off for 4's. He leg side stuff has seen me get far more 2/4's rather than 0's and 1's. Tbh, I've spent some time watching smith and Clarke play spin, tried to learn from them and then have been facing 2-3 hours of decent spinners per week to learn etc. I expecting to mess up this season with the spin as I'll need to learn, first game against a spinner I went down the track to defend and forgot to bring the bat down,, oops.. It'll happen though, won't do it again and as long as it's your own error it's fixable. Plus, we learn from mistakes.

Basic stuff really but i am still very early into my personal batting career

[TBONTB]

I had an average start to the season. It was a pretty nasty Sunday to be playing but we soldiered on. I bowled well and picked up 2-35 which in t20 isn't too bad. Then opened the batting and hit 22 of 20 balls, but got bored of the wet outfield and long grass and tried to smack a good ball and got bowled. I couldn't complain really, because I probably could have hit 50 as I didn't really see myself getting out but its t20 and I had to try. My brother on the other hand batted all 20 overs for 43 and it was some of the most boring t20 I have ever seen. We took a megaphone along and started to boo when he played a defensive shot it was that dull. All in all it was a good laugh!

[DACD 1987]

First match of the season yesterday at the very pleasent setting of the DeVere Hotel, New Place, Shedfield, Hampshire.

Pitch had been covered so no danger from the rain and managed to play a complete 40 over game. Lost the toss and were inserted by the oppo. Managed a patient 28 opening the innings seeing off their openers and then wasted all the good work by heaving across the line to their off spinner. Managed a pretty decent 161 all out which they got for 5 down and 20 odd balls to spare. Great fun and good to be out on the grass.

Blooming freezing though!

[Akewstick]

I got 23! Well chuffed with it.

I missed our first game and was dying to test out my newly learned technique, got a chance this Saturday and it went really well! This is my third season, I averaged 5.2 with the bat my first season, and 4 last year, which prompted me to get some professional coaching and start lifting weights. My top score was 23 (first season, and top scored 18 last season) and wanted to score at least a few 30s this year, hoping for a 50.

I was put in to open with another usual non-performer on the grounds that neither of us had bowled and we had some decent batsman at 3/4/5 and were only chasing 200. The longest I've ever stayed at the crease before was 17 overs and this time I got out in the 32nd. 23 in 32 overs is horrendously slow, I know, but I had some quick scorers bat around me and the team was all out for 190 in the 46th over so it's not like I was too slow for the game. They didn't record the balls but guessing I had about half the strike, which I think is roughly right, that's a strike rate of about 25. lol!

Most importantly I played technically correct shots and all my runs came from drives and clips off my legs, shots I'd never played a single one of until this winter in coaching, also I played a lot of drives that were TOO checked which found the infield, so it's not a massive adjustment and not a huge increase in risk to start looking for runs much earlier and score a few more. I've been playing much more fluently than that in the nets without giving my wicket away, so I think I can safely get some attacking shots into my next few innings. The first 4 overs I was just desperately trying to remember everything I'd learned, I'd built the start of this season up so much with my months of preperation and anticipation, I was literally having to force my breathing to slow down in between balls I was so tense.

AND my pride and joy H4L is being rehandled so I used my nasty old GM Icon 303 with no ping and a uselessly high middle. Big bat coming back next week, less nerves, more positivity, more runs.

[Northern monkey]

New bat should get you nearer a 50
Well done on the 23

[Lumsden]

Played this evening, got in 3 hours ago and still haven't defrosted. Temperature gauge in my car said 5 degrees and that's was without the chill factor !!!! 

Match itself was very good and came down to the final over with the opposition needing 14 to win but with only 1 wicket remaining. A 6 off the 2nd ball and couple more next ball seemed to have swung the match firmly in their favour only for our bowler to uproot the middle stump with his 4th ball and clinch a very narrow victory.   

[RichW]

Little glove down the leg side 3rd ball to start the season of the with a big fat 0!!

Still last year was my best ever and I also stared with a duck so lets hope history repeats itself!

[richthekeeper]

I umpired all 40 overs of my side's innings on Saturday - i'm a much better umpire than a batsman.

Sunday we played on a quick, hard, bouncy deck which is rare for this time of year. Didn't keep, scored 3 opening up when i played back instead of forward to a full swinging ball and got bowled.

[Muffin]

Started season with a win on saturday. Surprised myself after not really holding a bat since last season due to uni commitments but got bowled by a pie chucker on 26 trying to hit him in to orbit.

[lexx]

Liscon, that's what I did Saturday. Second over of the match didn't get forward and ball kept low and bang in from lbw for 0. Gutted too say the least and last night went back to a off spinner and played on to my stumps! In a depression now, I love the game but by god she enjoys putting the boot in!!!!

[Neon Cricket]

2 pre-season games so far, opened both at 1 and got 32 both times, hopefully should be able to build on that for the first league game this weekend.

Played a team 2 leagues above us on Saturday and only lost on the penultimate over so that's a good boost in confidence, should walk the league if we all play to our best!

[Ayrtek Cricket]

WEPL league KO for us tomorrow, forecast looking iffy but hopefully stays dry so we get a game in.

Playing against my old team where I first started playing the game, they were relegated last season from the div above after winning our league unbeaten the season before. Looking forward to what should be a good game.

[ProCricketer1982]

WEPL league KO for us tomorrow, forecast looking iffy but hopefully stays dry so we get a game in.

Playing against my old team where I first started playing the game, they were relegated last season from the div above after winning our league unbeaten the season before. Looking forward to what should be a good game.

Wepl ko cup?? Is that just a Bristol thing?

[Kulli]

Kick off rather than knock out I guess.

[jamferg]

hit the dizzy heights of 50 ( years old) injured over winter nets, new kit ( BAS from pete hosk, players pads and the BAS sausage gloves)... result? 108 and first ton since 1994