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[ProCricketer1982]

I didn't miss cricket. I know, horror! 

I think sadly that's what most people think. In 2020 everyone got an enforced time off and shock horror, people have realised that actually.. rocking up, paying a load of cash, giving your time up to then either not get a full game, get abused or keep doing badly just isn't worth the effort. 

Captaincy is hard IF you do it properly (and I exclude big club capts as they generally don't actually do much off field anyway and just get handed a team)

[Warneymonster]

Once again I am not talking about myself wanting to bowl more overs when skipper changed me. It was the next change of medium pacer who didn't bowled well first up, and have more runs away, who was replacing Mike, while Mike still had like 5 overs left,that wasn't a correct decision, should have kept Mike on and he's bowling very well.
If you think spinner bowling more than 6 overs is over bowling then then that's your opinion, I can't do anything about it.
If a spinner is bowling non sense, then straight away!

it sounds like your captain did a decent job, rotating bowlers to try and get wickets is pretty standard isnt it?

Im not sure what you exact issue is here other than you only got 9 overs and got taken off after being hit for 6, maybe you should stand for a captaincy role next season and then you can have your maximum allocation irrespective of how many times you get hit for 6.

Club captaincy is hard work just getting 11 on the pitch and trying to be competitve. they also rely on loyalty and commitment from their players as well as the understanding that they wont always be right.

Have the captains at all of your previous clubs had the same faults in your eyes?

[Grubby]

Having said all that, good social experience and good captaincy are two of the most important factors in retaining a core group that will play every weekend. Take those two factors away, you won't have much of a team.

This is probably the most true statement I've read.

[AJ2014]

Sometimes the obvious needs to be stated over and over again. @AJ2014 's post did stir up great responses about club captaincy and its challenges. I take that as a positive.

Anyone who has played club cricket long enough, can relate to the challenges of a club cricket captaincy. It is hard work. But I feel club cricket (as a player) is also very hard work. The "highs" are definitely an amazing experience but lows are pretty bad. And, most of the time, a club cricketers experiences "lows".

I had a very limited season this year - I just bailed after a few games due to other responsibilities. Here comes the "heresy" guys: I didn't miss cricket. I know, horror!  The weekly game "prep" and the game itself takes up so much time that without all of it consuming my summer's free time, the contrast is alarming. I am contemplating the trade offs and value of stress and planning for a weekly game. One undeniable upside (or side effect) of club cricket is fitness. But I can be fit without all the hard work and the mental anguish that one experiences when playing club cricket. So, there is much to think about.

Having said all that, good social experience and good captaincy are two of the most important factors in retaining a core group that will play every weekend. Take those two factors away, you won't have much of a team.

Thanks, very much appreciated 👍
Last paragraph is remarkably, very true!
Thanks for sharing.