Selected for Brookhouse first team today. Started the season with a 1 from 7 balls, looked and felt in OK for the first 4 balls but went down hill for the last 3 balls of the innings. Suppose for the first time I have played since 2014 it was to be expected really.
First game in 12 years today. Wicket was a dusty pile of **** with bomb holes everywhere, other team were nothing special and I played really poorly. Bowled out for 10 off the ***** bowling I've ever seen (it was the slowest full toss I've ever seen so all my fault) while others were racking up easy 50's, dropped a catch and gave away more extras than I think they got runs off my bowling (and that's not to say they didn't hit runs!). Feel a bit **** but it could be the heat stroke talking as much as anything!
Team lost. I scored a single before being given out lbw, ball hit my thigh pad and I'm 6"5. Best bit was umpire was our opener who was in a foul mood after an early duck. Had a bowl, got out their best bat, 1-25 off 8. Looks like another season in the trenches
I think your opener needs a word in his ear.
Not the start to my season I had hoped for - nicked off in the 4th over to a very good opening bowler for 5 still an enjoyable day and good to get back into it. we go again next week....
He left straight after the game, barely said a word to anyone after he got out. Have a gut feeling this will be a very trying season for us, just players attitudes after one game. Feel sorry for our skipper and team of volunteers who do a lot of work for the club. Don't have a large squad so can't upset players in case they leave, but things have to change