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Re: How do you know when you've had enough?
« Reply #15 on: November 15, 2015, 10:28:48 PM »
Good god man, no. Drop down a team and you'll still be classier both batting and in the field than most!


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Re: How do you know when you've had enough?
« Reply #16 on: November 15, 2015, 11:55:31 PM »
Indeed! I am 50 but as fit as most still.
Once I get slower, it is just a case of dropping down a level!
There is no reason why you can't carry on playing until you are in your 60's or later, health prevailing!
And even then you could always take up coaching or umpiring?
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Re: How do you know when you've had enough?
« Reply #17 on: November 16, 2015, 06:33:14 PM »
I promise not to get angry when you drop slip catches anymore...
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Re: How do you know when you've had enough?
« Reply #18 on: November 16, 2015, 07:07:25 PM »
Quote from: Howzat on November 16, 2015, 06:33:14 PM
I promise not to get angry when you drop slip catches anymore...

I'd be a geriatric if I stood there long enough for you to get a bloody edge!
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Re: How do you know when you've had enough?
« Reply #19 on: November 16, 2015, 08:02:59 PM »
I think the fact that you are asking the question speaks volumes. I retired this year after 30 years of playing top league cricket. Just lost the hunger so stopped playing as I didn't want to stifle the progress of youngsters. I now go and watch both my kids play on Saturdays and the most frustrating thing is to watch 50+ year olds open the batting etc when you have 15year olds sat on the boundary.

Didn't miss it one bit.
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Re: How do you know when you've had enough?
« Reply #20 on: November 16, 2015, 08:26:26 PM »
It really does depend though can 15 years olds do the job in senior cricket from experience not many can also  no point in getting them to open in league cricket for the experience as it's not fair on them if they are out of there depth.
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Re: How do you know when you've had enough?
« Reply #21 on: November 16, 2015, 08:33:08 PM »
yes agree it does depend on the standard.

I do think though that experience is overrated. The only people who bang on about experience are old codgers.
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Re: How do you know when you've had enough?
« Reply #22 on: November 16, 2015, 09:20:06 PM »

Quote from: Seniorplayer on November 16, 2015, 08:26:26 PM
can 15 years olds do the job in senior cricket
I was 15 last year and I held up pretty well, even after my 5th xi captain picked me on the Wednesday, and then dropped me on the Friday night saying he got other (better) players, yet the week after he did this to me the second time I took 4 wickets when top of the league were cruising at 100-3 needing 150
We bowled them out for 130 and won

It was my second game, and there were only 2 people over 17 in that team!


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Re: How do you know when you've had enough?
« Reply #23 on: November 16, 2015, 09:24:18 PM »
Pleased you did well but I've seen many fail.
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Re: How do you know when you've had enough?
« Reply #24 on: November 16, 2015, 09:28:34 PM »
We had a twelve yo keep wicket this year and many oppo were impressed not only with his keeping but with his batting too

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Re: How do you know when you've had enough?
« Reply #25 on: November 16, 2015, 09:40:48 PM »
Quote from: Batbuddy99 on November 16, 2015, 09:28:34 PM
We had a twelve yo keep wicket this year and many oppo were impressed not only with his keeping but with his batting too

Top scored in his first game batting ten


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Depends on the level again. Higher you go the less youth (u17) you see because they aren't up to it
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Re: How do you know when you've had enough?
« Reply #26 on: November 16, 2015, 09:48:41 PM »
Our 1s this season (Home Counties) had 5 u17s and an average age of 21


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Re: How do you know when you've had enough?
« Reply #27 on: November 16, 2015, 09:49:38 PM »
Quote from: Batbuddy99 on November 16, 2015, 09:48:41 PM
Our 1s this season (Home Counties) had 5 u17s and an average age of 21


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Re: How do you know when you've had enough?
« Reply #28 on: November 19, 2015, 06:02:49 PM »
The CMJ paradox: cricket has to be serious to be fun.
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Re: How do you know when you've had enough?
« Reply #29 on: November 19, 2015, 07:42:06 PM »
Quote from: Bats_Entertainment on November 19, 2015, 06:02:49 PM
The CMJ paradox: cricket has to be serious to be fun.

that's so true - I enjoyed the Saturday out with my mates part of it this year...just really didn't feel that serious about the 100 overs of running around pre-beer!
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