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[Ayrtek Cricket]

Have clocked up 250+ runs now at an average of 66 according to the league website. It's going to be one of those seasons where we will hopefully push for promotion after suffering what was effectively a double relegation last year due to the league restructure.

Also having passed on the 1xi captaincy it's nice to just be able to turn up and play without having all the other distractions 👍🏻

[TangoWhiskey]

I'm averaging 72.5 this year with 580 in total so far. Looking to really kick on and rack up and hopefully take the record of the highest ever season total for the club which is about 1300.

[ProCricketer1982]

Just over 700 runs so far off 15 innings and haven't felt in form at any point sadly

[WalkingWicket37]

Rained off again today.
Turned up, got the warn up going and the heavens opened.

The outfield was a bit damp when the rain stopped...

[Batbuddy99]

Lost again
First time I've been picked for 3 weeks, however only because I had prior experience of wicket keeping
At the start of the season I was the opening bowler
Today I was the opening batsman and the wicket keeper!
Batting was tough on a wet wicket
Got one that jagged in off the seam from outside off to take my leg stump
Another duck
Team got 158-9 in 47, as batting got better as the day went on
However because batting got so much better they knocked off the runs in 27 overs, just 3 down
No opportunities for any catches or stumpings😥but only let 6 byes past, of which 4 should have been given as 5 wides😉
Overall disappointing from a team and batting perspective, but keeping was good for a first attempt in adult cricket! Also was quite enjoyable!

[dcullen8]

First saturday game of the season for me, 3rd bottom with half a team & some colts played 3rd top, held them to 99 and knocked them off 4 down, i finished 25* and with no byes, result !

[tommo256]

Having been dropped by my clubs second team for some posh kids, I played 3's today with a point to prove!
We batted first scored 261 off our 45 overs, on and off for showers so was a good score.
We then bowled, our openers bowled 14 overs for about 20. I then came on and took 7-32 off 14, was probably trying to hard to get my 8th as I have never had an 8fer but, I was pleased to get overs under my belt and get wickets, hopefully proves a point to the club

[GoodLeave]

Having been dropped by my clubs second team for some posh kids, I played 3's today with a point to prove!
We batted first scored 261 off our 45 overs, on and off for showers so was a good score.
We then bowled, our openers bowled 14 overs for about 20. I then came on and took 7-32 off 14, was probably trying to hard to get my 8th as I have never had an 8fer but, I was pleased to get overs under my belt and get wickets, hopefully proves a point to the club

Thought you'd retired Tommo? 

Glad to hear your back, and taking scalps.

[edge]

Bowled tommo, can't knock a 7fer!

Finally got a game in after a few weeks of rain today, our openers had a mare leading to us only having 52 at drinks... Happily I remembered how to bat and hit 45 off 30, picked up 1-15 as well so not too bad even if I missed a 50. Got a close up look at women's cricket with two county players in the oppo, one of them very good with bat and ball. Nice looking h4l on show in their side as well, bloke holding it hadn't got a clue though (sorry if you're on the forum ha).

[ProCricketer1982]

Beat tewks today easily, they are a side full of sloggers. Just come out looking too tee off. 300 or 150 ao.. They fell to the ao version today .

Did the hard work and was given out by board umpires lbw after hitting it so disgusting day really. Makes you question why bother playing with such poor umpiring and players appealing every time it hits the pads regardless.

Not a pleasant team to play, renown in the area for not being pleasant

[NT50]

Played for our clubs U19 side in the Blast T20 last night.

Our overseas hit 53 off 15 balls (have to retire at 50) Our other opener was on 0 when he bought up his 50!
Ended up 195-5 off our 20, batted 11 so wasn't needed! Then bowled 2 overs, 2-10 at their tail-enders, bowled terribly but somehow took wickets. They finished up 113 ao so a fairly comprehensive win!

[Lumsden]

After the nonsense of 2 weeks ago, I have switched clubs (still in the Wetherby League) as the new club's 2nd XI skipper has guaranteed that he will pick the autistic lad I support. Ironically he was on holiday today but he missed absolute cracker of a match which went down right down to the wire,

We lost the toss and got put in on what proved to be a slow and sticky wicket. I batted at No.6 and early on cracked a couple of boundaries off a wayward off-spinner but once the seamers returned, I found it a real struggle to push on. We ended up with 113-6 with my personal contribution being an awfully dull 14no. Bit of doom and gloom at tea but personally felt that we would be in with a chance if we bowled well. Anyhow we bowled OK to start with although didn't take all our catches but after drinks we came back strongly and wickets tumbled to the point we had the opposition 9 wickets down but crucially they were just only 4 runs short of victory. As I started my 9th over, the lad facing had just hit 2 or 3 boundaries so our aim was to give him the single and take our chances with the No.11 so everyone was on the boundary. For a few brief seconds I actually thought I had the delivered coup de grace as the lad sent the ball invitingly in the direction of deepish mid-on who unfortunately not only dropped the chance but also could not prevent it to dribbling agonisingly over the boundary. I ended up with 4-23 but would have much preferred 5-19 instead.

[RF]

Just over 700 runs so far off 15 innings and haven't felt in form at any point sadly

This is a blag account for sure

[felix]

Had a slightly bizarre day. Turned up at the away ground to find, at last, something like a good track. However just before the start, the heavens opened and turned it into a mud heap. I volunteered to drop myself down to number 7, as I was sure there was no way I'd be able to bat on it. As it turned out, the top order collapsed and I found myself trying to mark my guard in the mud at 36-5, after another long rain delay.  However I coped better than I expected, and had a 7th wicket stand of 80 with our number 8 who made a brilliant 50, while I ran as if my life depended on it without ever finding much fluency, run out off the last ball for 28. It was nice to hear the chirpy oppo turn in on themselves, and to make a contribution in an unfamiliar position. So 131 in 26 overs seemed like a competitive target, even more so when they were 10-5... At which point they proceeded to dead-bat the last 20 overs for another 12 runs, their number 5 ending 1 not out, would you believe it. Ok so I was an advocate of declaration matches the other day, but this was a great advert for overs cricket. It was weird because after the rain break the oppo were desperate to play even though conditions were nigh on unplayable, not sure why they bothered.

[ProCricketer1982]

This is a blag account for sure

There are plenty of people around with far more so it's not anything special