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[rickjames]

Would net every week if I could...

[ppccopener]

im hoping to net all winter and get a bit of coaching in, first time ive netted all the way through but it cant help to keep going surely?

well....I wanted to find out how others on the forum did it....and whether it was beneficial.

Likewise i'm personally looking at practicing from October all thru till April for the first time ever. Hitting the half-century next month and looking at longer practice just to keep up with the others...

gut feeling is yes it's going to work and cannot do any harm..

[alexhilly1492]

I agree, having had a 4 year break form the game and coming back this year i feel i need the extra time this winter, actually looking forward ot not having to stop playing for once

[FattusCattus]

@ppccopener you know where I am if you need to be bowled into form!

[ppccopener]

@ppccopener you know where I am if you need to be bowled into form!

looking forward to a reunion over the winter.

were nut's us lot!! 

[trypewriter]

You get a better class of sledging in the nets as well - teas could do with a bit of work though 

[Churchy1989]

I would play cricket every day if it was available!

There used to be an Indoor Cricket League, but that was cancelled through lack of interest! 

[Felix Tito]

I remember back when I was young(and less injury prone) I used to net everyday during the cricket season, even before matches, was epic. But as you get older the body gets as stiff as a plank and one net session turns out to be quite painful

[Seniorplayer]

Don't net play indoor cricket including national indoor knockout.

[WalkingWicket37]

Don't net play indoor cricket including national indoor knockout.

I used to hate indoor cricket with a passion! The idea of spending my Sunday night in a cramped sports hall with a bloke swinging like a rusty gate stood about 5 yards away from me wasn't my idea of fun.

I played at the Ageas Bowl last winter which was much better, side walls big enough to play tip and run and not fear for your life while fielding. I like indoor cricket, but only if the venue is a decent size, so it feels more like a game of "proper" cricket.

All that said, I still prefer a good indoor net session 

[ppccopener]

I remember back when I was young(and less injury prone) I used to net everyday during the cricket season, even before matches, was epic. But as you get older the body gets as stiff as a plank and one net session turns out to be quite painful

few of the CBF netters were hanging off the walls in the last session to be fair. I was so stiff I struggled to drive home without going straight into a field

[mrazvi]

Where I live the winter is brutal and lasts long - With no indoor cricket facility we improvise and play in baseball tunnels to get ready for start of season in Spring.We even use the baseball pitching machines - I think they have the same dimpled balls...and are hurled at you at an awkward angle (just despise this) The bounce is spongy and uneven on the astro turf like surface in these tunnels. This goes on between Jan - Apr intermittently until conditions improve outdoors - not fun at all. For the rest of cricket season May - Oct it is matting wicket practice - full simulated game-like where each batter gets a limited # of deliveries weekly that I love (no nets)

Overall never loved nets and never will.

[Northern monkey]

i suppose it's similar to the driving range with golf
I used to love an hour of trying to kill the bloke collecting the balls on his quad bike, with my old one iron!ha

It's a good crack netting with like minded souls, no egos and a shared love of willow
Totally different to most league cricket these days, the poor umpiring and stupid sledging/abuse are probably killing the game for me.
This is probably my last year of playing league cricket
I'll go back to just Sunday friendly stuff etc and the nets with the cbf boys

[jjohns]

In 2009 when I was at uni I netted throughout the winter with the uni cricket team and that summer I had the best season I had ever had scoring my first two fifties and ending the season with an average of 20 something. I'm pretty sure netting throughout the winter and me having my best season with the bat weren't just coincidence.

[ProCricketer1982]

I would if I could. I love netting me, perhaps more than playing!

Same as Bruce personally. Absolutely love netting and I'm not really fussed over actually playing a game. I net all year round as I'm still learning how to bat and so need the sessions. Plus it's enjoyable so why not