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[Kez]

Another week, we are still yet to get off the mark. Got a couple out of the middle and picked up the only wicket but it wasn't enough. But the streaming we set up at the start of the season is starting to come together nicely.

https://youtu.be/fdj45FJLPxc

[ProCricketer1982]

It's bad enough when you are struggling but then to have to endure this only leads to even more people being N/A.

At least you weren't HSBC in the Kent League - not a pleasant day for them

https://kcl.play-cricket.com/website/results/4147007

wow.. Do players really not realise when teams are mismatched?? Maybe I'm just different but I do not find any enjoyment slapping it around if someone is a lesser player.. Just like I find a game unenjoyable if someone decided to launch my dire drivel bowling.

At what point do you go 'humm, we are going to win easily.. lets not just tonk people for the sake of it'..

I'm sure people will cite competitiveness... 'league' and crap like that though

[ProCricketer1982]

Another week, we are still yet to get off the mark. Got a couple out of the middle and picked up the only wicket but it wasn't enough. But the streaming we set up at the start of the season is starting to come together nicely.

https://youtu.be/fdj45FJLPxc

I set up Dumbleton with a camera at both ends Sunday. They didn't score using PCS as I was tinkering but will be later.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8w8xYNMjMY

The kit is evolving and is way way way cheaper than frogcrap and NV Play. FYI.. it's not a business, I don't make anything out of it.. Doing it because I actually think it'll benefit the game and players long term.. plus, get annoyed with how much business charges for things.

[AJ2014]

umm, every single amateur player needs reminding they are sh!t tbh... it's amateur cricket.. so by definition is crap cricket.

Think you're been sarcastic! 🙂

[ProCricketer1982]

Think you're been sarcastic! 🙂

umm,.. nope.. we are all crap.. varying degree's of crap but we are crap.. unless anyone on here think they are Anderson, Steyn, kallis, Ponting ??

[AJ2014]

I knew you meant this 😃 but we don't need to be compared to international sports people otherwise there is no point for us to exercise any sort of sport at all.

[AJ2014]

What I want to add to this all is, that it takes a lot patience and mental discipline to play cricket these days, at "our level" and I mean a lot of patience!

[Real Munson]

wow.. Do players really not realise when teams are mismatched?? Maybe I'm just different but I do not find any enjoyment slapping it around if someone is a lesser player.. Just like I find a game unenjoyable if someone decided to launch my dire drivel bowling.

At what point do you go 'humm, we are going to win easily.. lets not just tonk people for the sake of it'..

I'm sure people will cite competitiveness... 'league' and crap like that though

In this instance, it's the 2nd highest division in Kent, so wouldn't expect a team to be sympathetic at that level. Unfortunately HSBC seemingly have lost players and are struggling this year, they were vying for promotion in Div 1 4/5 years ago.

[Warneymonster]

nobody likes to get beaten, but there are ways of behaving even in a competitive game. The irony of saturday was the amount of posters around the clubhouse about respect and honesty.

We have all played in spikey games but at the end of them you shake hands, apologize if you have crossed a line, and then have a beer with them. It cant be fun if you have a fight every week can it?

[ProCricketer1982]

nobody likes to get beaten, but there are ways of behaving even in a competitive game. The irony of saturday was the amount of posters around the clubhouse about respect and honesty.

We have all played in spikey games but at the end of them you shake hands, apologize if you have crossed a line, and then have a beer with them. It cant be fun if you have a fight every week can it?

modern PR clap trap from the ECB for 'respect and honesty' (non walkers??    verbals??).. You can't take anything a club puts on a wall or the ECB put out seriously as it's all just PR gumph.. meaningless. As I've said, WEPL randomly this year are telling umpires to tell capts about verbals.. no speaking at , to or about a batter etc etc.. no send offs... and yet... within a few balls... yabber yabber yabber.. SOME players, just can't help themselves being anti and umpires do nothing.. again, unless you enforce things, these things are meaningless as players won't learn or change.


I dunno, not sure I'd want a beer with someone whose verbally abused me all game, calling me x y and z, stating I can't play this, or that.  It's not like it's friendly or someone I know and am happy to take banter from.   The 'what happens on the field' stuff is usually said by those who like the verbals tbf.. it's their way to excusing it.. 'just being competitive mate'

[Lumsden]

I had a sort of CustomBats reunion on Sunday. Our original opposition cancelled 3pm on Friday afternoon because their skipper (despite having 11 players) thought his team wasn't competitive enough. I put out a Facebook request for opposition and a South Yorkshire club invited us down to Sheffield.

We batted first, made 142 all out but I still haven't managed to make double figures this season although this time it wasn't entirely my fault as I ended up 6no. Their wicketkeeper fancied bowling so came on and took 5 wickets bowling off-spin which apparently were his first ever wickets for the club. His action might not get approved by the ECB but we don't bother with these things in Sunday friendlies.

The same lad then opened the batting and after one particular six (he hit quite a few), I noticed the distinctive shape of his bat and realised I had seen something very similar at a CustomBats net session at DotBall a few years ago. Turns out I had seen this very bat as it was previously owned by a once forum regular who apparently gave up cricket about 3 seasons ago.

We ended up losing a good game of cricket but match played in great spirit.

[richthekeeper]

shock as Old Wimbledonians turn out to be d1ckheads... 

5th league game of the season and genuinely one of the most unpleasant experiences ive been through on a cricket pitch in years.

Worth adding we are a 2nd 11 in the lower divs of the surrey championship for context.

We have been struggling with appaling availability all season and its no shock we are bottom of the league when half the team would just about get into the 3's normally. Away at top of the league - relegated from div above last proper season - who are unbeaten and battering everyone. Tried to stay postive when i arrived an hour before the game to see a 2's team with an average age of about 25 warming up and doing batting/fielding drills, so won the toss and batted hoping to stay in the game as long as possible. didnt fancy chasing leather for 50 overs then get skittled in 15.

Before the game started, the home skipper (who had only acknowledged us to toss the coin) demanded that we use their laptop/ipad to score and control the live stream, we declined as we use a scorebook and dont have a scorer the book just gets passed around during the innings, We also didnt want to be responsible for the equipment should something get damaged or go missing. Our refusal was met with aggression and after a couple of minutes of us telling him why we didnt want to, his response was "so your going to do this, every club is doing it" - quick reminder to the level in which we are playing. he was reminded that if he wanted this doing he should have his own scorer and an umpire as well. They were also live streaming the game, but did so without checking we were ok with it or that we had any children in the side.

Ideal start to a game of cricket. The initial chirp from all 11 players quickly turned into abuse after about 3 overs, comments about weight, age, ability, to every batsmen every ball. Every not out decision was met with anger and accusations of cheating. Our ump is a big not outer for both sides every week, but i think their behavior didnt help their case.

In all honesty, they were much better than us so we had no option but to grind with the bat and just survive. it was hard work and i enjoyed the battle with the bat, but scoring was difficult and with the weakest lineup i have had so far this season we couldnt take any risks or we would be skittled - as expected that eventually happened. 78-3 became 98 all out in 49.5 overs. proud of my guys for making them work for it but we just arent good enough to compete with them. Every batsmen was given a send off, even a 14 year old who was last man out. constant digs about us not trying to win the game - not sure what they expected us to do.

All out to try and take a few down with us on the chase, not the best start. without a proper keeper due to our issues the only person with some gloves got the job, and shelled one first ball! only to be told by the batsmen that he was sh!t and was going to regret it. as expected they tee'd off, launching anything loose as far as they could. we took one with us, could at deep cow, again to be told by the outgoing batsmen how sh!t we were and how he'd slapped us everywhere (he only got 20) only took them 13 over to see it off but in all honesty we were glad to get out of there. half of them couldnt be bothered to shake hands, and their skipper quickly disappeared into his team without thanking our ump for doing both ends or offering to buy him a beer out of courtesy.

Some teams need reminding that at our level we are all sh!t, i suspect that they will fall out with quite a few teams this season as our league is very friendly for the most part. hopefully they win the league and our paths dont cross again, we might not be so friendly next time.

Anyway, rant over. onto another week of battling to get a competitive team out

[richthekeeper]

i almost agree with you, but it's a Division 1, 1st XI league game, so why would any mercy be offered?

wow.. Do players really not realise when teams are mismatched?? Maybe I'm just different but I do not find any enjoyment slapping it around if someone is a lesser player.. Just like I find a game unenjoyable if someone decided to launch my dire drivel bowling.

At what point do you go 'humm, we are going to win easily.. lets not just tonk people for the sake of it'..

I'm sure people will cite competitiveness... 'league' and crap like that though

[Jimbo]

i almost agree with you, but it's a Division 1, 1st XI league game, so why would any mercy be offered?

At that level I'd also be concerned they might have a gun batsman so you'd want to put the game absolutely beyond doubt.

[ProCricketer1982]

At that level I'd also be concerned they might have a gun batsman so you'd want to put the game absolutely beyond doubt.

so when you have the team 5 down for bugger all.. why skittle them? said 'gun' batter isn't going to be in at 6/7....