Played in a close one today, losing by 1 wicket.
Batted first and made 180. Personally got 60 which brings me above 600 runs so far this season. Got bowled trying to kick on as I got a bit bogged down after drinks. It’s certainly the first time I’ve ever been 40 odd at drinks, usually much slower!
We then made a good start with the ball and had them 3 down for cheap. After the fourth fell they put on a big partnership which left them in control. They have one batsmen who gets 70 odd against us every single time despite the fact he plays 90% cut shots and occasionally a nudge to leg. At one point we had: Backward point, point, forward point and deep backward point yet he still managed to get it through which was so frustrating. We then took some quick wickets and with 2 left to go they still needed 40 odd. They then slapped about our second change bowler until I came back on with only a few needed. Bowled a very tight over where the set batsmen was nearly caught off an under edge, had a dolly droped at cover then one which missed off stump by about an inch. We then took the 9th wicket with scores level but their number 11 sliced one over cover for the win.
Annoyingly they had another angry bloke who was constantly questioning our umpire. They all went mental at him for an edge despite the fact our number 4 clearly hit the ground. Then a guy bowled one to me which was about 3 inches away from not pitching on the track. He threw his arms up, asked if we were playing T20 rules then said “at least we know what the rules are when we umpire boys!.” I just don’t get this mentality that every time they don’t agree with a decision they basically announce that they’ll cheat in the second innings. Wouldn’t mind if it was a bad call but I couldn’t have physically reached the ball, perhaps they should try bowling straight.
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Topic: Your 2021 Season (Read 78140 times)