Topic: How deluded are you about your cricketing ability? (Read 15502 times)

iand123 · « **Reply #15 on:** October 20, 2015, 11:02:13 AM »

I know im rubbish but would like to be 10 times the player i am. I was pretty epic at Brian Lara cricket on the megadrive though

smilley792 · « **Reply #16 on:** October 20, 2015, 11:38:13 AM »

Very!!

trypewriter · « **Reply #17 on:** October 20, 2015, 11:39:37 AM »

Quote from: uknsaunders on October 20, 2015, 10:35:31 AM

To me it's a breath of fresh air when I play with somebody who knows they are rubbish and is honest about it. Stuff like, "don't worry about giving me a game, I would rather we win" makes captaining alot easier.

That's always my attitude - if you are really desperate I'll play, but pick your best players first. I turned down some games early season as we hadn't lost and I wanted the guys to keep the run going as long as possible.

sarg · « **Reply #18 on:** October 20, 2015, 11:47:58 AM »

Im old and slow. Reaction speed is terrible. Im playing low grade turf one day cricket and i hope to average 20 batting 1-4 and take 10-15 wickets. I train two nights a week and know I am there to fill the bottom two teams even though i was asked to open in the b grade. I enjoy cricket still and like playing the game win, lose or draw, but i play to win and play in the spirit of the game.

ppccopener · « **Reply #19 on:** October 20, 2015, 11:51:12 AM »

hmmm. good thread, judging by some of the comments I see on here there's certainly some who must of played a very high standard..

personally i'm now finding a home in the thirds at close to 50 years old. Or as Manormanic referred to it 'the stiffs'

so i'm not much good nowadays and have just had the worst season ive ever had-no amount of different bats changed anything

but I was good, and hold the club record for number of runs in a season, and the club has been going since 1935.That record still stands today.

But now, past it and just enjoy the game(or try to) !

felix · « **Reply #20 on:** October 20, 2015, 11:52:28 AM »

Great thread this! I think it touches onto some intersting psychology. I think I could have been (and maybe still can be in my dotage) miles better than my stats say I am (but then maybe we all think that!!!), if only I had a bit of the innate self-confidence that good batters have. I've not got great hand-eye coordination however I think I understand the game well and got a good self-taught technique considering the level I've always played at. Every now and then, if I really nail a shot without any effort, I think THAT'S the player I can be. Instead most of the time I tend to beat myself up if I play and miss or I can't hit a c**p bowler off the square, at times like that I forget I'm meant to be playing for fun. I think we need to delude ourselves a bit to give us that self-confidence, though there�s nothing worse than bigging yourself up in front of your club-mates/opponents.

rickjames · « **Reply #21 on:** October 20, 2015, 11:57:46 AM »

Meh, don't really care as long as I have fun. Can get embarrassing occasionally

ScottParko · « **Reply #22 on:** October 20, 2015, 12:16:47 PM »

Quote from: felix on October 20, 2015, 11:52:28 AM

Great thread this! I think it touches onto some intersting psychology. I think I could have been (and maybe still can be in my dotage) miles better than my stats say I am (but then maybe we all think that!!!), if only I had a bit of the innate self-confidence that good batters have. I've not got great hand-eye coordination however I think I understand the game well and got a good self-taught technique considering the level I've always played at. Every now and then, if I really nail a shot without any effort, I think THAT'S the player I can be. Instead most of the time I tend to beat myself up if I play and miss or I can't hit a c**p bowler off the square, at times like that I forget I'm meant to be playing for fun. I think we need to delude ourselves a bit to give us that self-confidence, though there�s nothing worse than bigging yourself up in front of your club-mates/opponents.

That is me.

Manormanic · « **Reply #23 on:** October 20, 2015, 01:04:35 PM »

An interesting theme how many people enjoy the game more as they get older. I can empathise - when I was "good" at 17-21 I pretty much hated cricket a lot of the time because I was playing to "prove myself", and not always to myself - I got to the stage that when I wrecked my knee and was told that I'd miss a season, I nearly cried with relief.

Now, I'm "average" - I have good days, bad days and definite limitations. But I play with ten guys I get on with, mostly on nice grounds, mostly against decent opposition and have a laugh along the way and....its good. If I retired tomorrow, I wouldn't miss the stiffness the next morning or the muscle strains, but I'd miss the craic.

Cin88 · « **Reply #24 on:** October 20, 2015, 01:15:42 PM »

I'm rubbish and I know I am. I can't seem to get off the mark at the crease and my bowling is an excuse for whoever's batting in the nets to go for a bit of a slog (flight attracts sloggers i've found). What gets on my nerves is that I know that I can take wickets in games if i'm just given a chance but never get given the ball. When asked by the stand in first XI skipper last year what I can do, the proper skipper (serving a 10 game suspension at the time) chirped up with "he fields well" so at least that's a positive.

edge · « **Reply #25 on:** October 20, 2015, 01:26:31 PM »

Very guilty of telling our skipper 'bring me back on, I'll get this muppet out' in one match this season when one bat was smashing us absolutely everywhere! Although in fairness it only took me three balls to get him bowled.

Clocked at 79mph when I was 15, sadly after a couple of seasons a few years ago playing as a specialist batsman fell into bad habits and now I'm sending them down at 70ish. 40 wickets this season but not bowling how Id like to be still, bit guilty of thinking I'm a bit quicker than I am (isn't every seamer?)
Sorted some bowling coaching, first session saw big action improvements straight away but then I broke my leg. Hoping to carry on with it once I'm healed and bowl like my brain remembers I can next year!

horseman · « **Reply #26 on:** October 20, 2015, 01:41:48 PM »

Id like to think Im quite open about my ability. Im a batsman now due to injuries and mobility, but in my head im still a bowler who bats. I feel a million dollars when ive got runs or im hitting the ball well (soft hands when I play the ball later), loose shrapnel when im feeling out of nick (hard hands, trying to get bat on everything). I am always thinking that I shouldnt open as there are better batsman around but when I get off the mark and away I try to think that I need to bat all afternoon.

I think most of us on here would like to think we have a good captaincy brain and can work people out as a form of both attack and defence.

I would like to think im a good team player. I am unlikely to top the batting charts but will be handy.
One thing that I will stand up and say is slip catching off spinners is the best part of our fielding innings. Love the concentration. Our seamers havent found an edge in years!!

felix · « **Reply #27 on:** October 20, 2015, 01:51:32 PM »

Quote from: Manormanic on October 20, 2015, 01:04:35 PM

An interesting theme how many people enjoy the game more as they get older. I can empathise - when I was "good" at 17-21 I pretty much hated cricket a lot of the time because I was playing to "prove myself", and not always to myself - I got to the stage that when I wrecked my knee and was told that I'd miss a season, I nearly cried with relief.

Now, I'm "average" - I have good days, bad days and definite limitations. But I play with ten guys I get on with, mostly on nice grounds, mostly against decent opposition and have a laugh along the way and....its good. If I retired tomorrow, I wouldn't miss the stiffness the next morning or the muscle strains, but I'd miss the craic.

Reminds me of a former team-mate of a few seasons ago. Played England age-group and minor counties but evidently found it all too serious and gave it up in his 20s. Didn't pick up a bat for 25 years or so but got badgered by his missus to play for his local village team to get him out of the house at weekends. Fantastic batsman with timing to die for, and playing alongside blokes not worthy to tie his shoelaces (though was always very complimentary about my ability

), but not an arrogant bone in his body, absolutely the opposite of the stereotype in this thread. Just played for fun, though horrifically injury-prone.

Mind you I've met other guys who used to be "good" and go on and on about it...

tommo256 · « **Reply #28 on:** October 20, 2015, 02:02:46 PM »

Im phenomenal, a freak of cricket! Actual fact, im a very average cricketer, who just plays to enjoy being with his mates on a saturday afternoon, and happen to have managed to become a half decent off spinner! I just enjoy social and beer which happens to work well with cricket!

SOULMAN1012 · « **Reply #29 on:** October 20, 2015, 02:19:32 PM »

Personally I'm starting to realise I'm not as good or consistent as I used to be, 2012 I played 45 odd games over the last 3 seasons I haven't played 45 games in total. Had confidence knocked a bit last year actually being dropped from both the 1st and 2nd team for a new club I joined since moving to Suffolk.

I'm still a decent player, personally think my days as an opening bat and keeper are done, and maybe keeping kit should be retired but know at div 1 or 2 I can do a job at top if the innings and need to focus again on bowling when needed. Like has been said maybe some of this comes with age. I'm 32 and every day still wish it was cricket season but for the first time I'm generally just thinking about playing sat only and T20 cricket. I'm not sure if this is me feeling sorry for myself having a really rough season last year or because I didn't make the impact I would have liked to make at a new club and maybe just maybe I'm bit as good as I think I am!!

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