Topic: Your Season 2023 (Read 28759 times)

dantsw13 · « **Reply #30 on:** March 31, 2023, 09:21:19 AM »

1st match 22 Apr, with the league starting 6 May. Ive taken over captaincy of one of our teams this year, so looking forward to it even more than usual!

Last indoor net tonight, plus Ive had a few 121 coaching sessions too. We repaired our outdoor nets last week, which are pretty new, but suffered damage in winter storms. All good to go.

Bruce · « **Reply #31 on:** April 05, 2023, 03:33:48 PM »

Batted so so indoors with very medium paced outside bowlers trying to bang it in short; which ended with me telling one of them- Bowl that the first weekend of May on a damp Dorset pitch and it�ll end up in the next town, pitch the ball up.
Which obviously went down well with him copping a stop.
I�m a 35 year old batter who used to bowl lovely away swing that for some reason doesn�t get a look in with the ball now, bowled 6 or so overs and tweaked a knee that�s led to the ankle being out of wack too. And now have a compressive knee sleeve and fastener arriving imminently from Amazon. Bloody love getting older!
First game on the 14th pending selection, it�s a 2/3�s game but I�d like the practice and overs in the legs before 2 games across the bridge to Abergavenny CC and Whitchurch CC for Tour the following weekend

Jimbo · « **Reply #32 on:** April 05, 2023, 03:48:36 PM »

Bowlers all love to pretend we can bang it in at indoor nets 😂 I generally take it as a good sign for line and length if I'm getting driven uppishly, take that outdoor and it's catching practice for cover and extra.

SOULMAN1012 · « **Reply #33 on:** April 05, 2023, 04:42:08 PM »

First pre season friendly Sat with league starting week after however I�ll miss first league game and got a trip to the seaside for my first game late April. Can�t wait

Buzz · « **Reply #34 on:** April 05, 2023, 06:17:27 PM »

Quote from: Jimbo on April 05, 2023, 03:48:36 PM

Bowlers all love to pretend we can bang it in at indoor nets 😂 I generally take it as a good sign for line and length if I'm getting driven uppishly, take that outdoor and it's catching practice for cover and extra.

This is why I hate indoor nets. Bowlers bowling massive no balls and short of a length. They look like Glen McGrath indoors then don't understand why they are shashed everywhere outside.

Same with batters playing millionaire drives on the up...

My son's coach has banned the boys from playing the cover drive in the indoor nets.

procricket · « **Reply #35 on:** April 05, 2023, 06:26:25 PM »

Went outdoor yesterday for the 1st time and it was payback flat deck after only really playing forward defence and on and off drives in door and leaving the rest. After my break from the game feel in good touch but yesterday the short ball didn�t get past my waist and after 3 sessions on the short ball on the machine found it great!!!

Hope this rain clears up north for two more nets this week before two friendlies this weekend.

It great to be back playing

Tailendfielder · « **Reply #36 on:** April 05, 2023, 08:56:55 PM »

First game is on tour in 2 weeks against six sixes Stapleton. Looking forward to it!

123* · « **Reply #37 on:** April 06, 2023, 06:30:27 AM »

Quote from: procricket on April 05, 2023, 06:26:25 PM

Went outdoor yesterday for the 1st time and it was payback flat deck after only really playing forward defence and on and off drives in door and leaving the rest. After my break from the game feel in good touch but yesterday the short ball didn�t get past my waist and after 3 sessions on the short ball on the machine found it great!!!

Hope this rain clears up north for two more nets this week before two friendlies this weekend.

It great to be back playing

Where you playing at this year Dave?!

MichaelM · « **Reply #38 on:** April 07, 2023, 07:45:39 PM »

First outdoor net, I was finding it difficult picking up the ball without sight screen.
I got cleaned upped twice by yorkers.
Bowling was alright.
Next task will be adjust to outdoor conditions.

mohawks94 · « **Reply #39 on:** April 08, 2023, 12:21:51 PM »

Big changes this year for us. Complete change of committee, senior team leadership and coaching structure after an unhappy season resulting in relegation. We now only have three of us over the age of 25 in the 1s training squad, and as well as continuing with running the midweek and Sunday sides I am head of men�s section and sitting on the selection committee. I had run for the captaincy but withdrew once last years skipper withdrew his candidacy - I was standing to ensure there was someone else but the other two �old timers� (29 and 28 respectively) are taking it on alongside coaching duties with myself. A few faces have exited but we are a better side, fielding especially, without them.

New overseas this year, who was at a div3 side last year in the TVL and scored 900+ runs at 60 at the top of the order, alongside the old three will for the spine and allow the young lads to perform around us.

First friendly on 22nd so looking forward to that. Going into another season privileged to be working with Adam @Neon Cricket and additionally doing my bit for charity through Runs for Research.

Hope everyone has a great season!

billyb · « **Reply #40 on:** April 08, 2023, 01:43:12 PM »

I'm currently navigating finding a good club in the Boston area so that I'm not limited to T20 only. I hope I find something soon.

I'm also thinking of diving into wicket keeping properly while I have the chance to reinvent myself.

A controversial topic for a future Billie now that I'm deep into my transition is to figure out if and when I should start playing women's cricket. I think that's still a couple of seasons away though, and there are very, very few women's teams here.

Tailendfielder · « **Reply #41 on:** April 08, 2023, 02:04:21 PM »

Quote from: Tailendfielder on April 05, 2023, 08:56:55 PM

First game is on tour in 2 weeks against six sixes Stapleton. Looking forward to it!

Any teams down in the south west able to accommodate us on Sunday 16th April. Our organised tour game is off due to weather. We will be staying in bristol.

Or even has a ground for hire? Maybe we could organise a game?

SOULMAN1012 · « **Reply #42 on:** April 08, 2023, 06:34:14 PM »

First game today pre season friendly against a side 3 divisions above us. They got 276 for 3 off their 50 overs with a few batters retiring.
We returned 96 all out but was good practise for us. Got to face a Aussie left armer that I would not like to face on a non April deck. Had some gas for sure luckily only had to face him for 5 balls before his spell finished but I got in behind it well. Felt good for the 26 runs off 45 balls before crunching a cover drive 6-8inchea off the deck and the guy caught it like it was the easiest chance ever. Guess that�s the biggest step up in levels also he has played plenty of EAPL Prem cricket in the past.

So lost by 170odd runs but one thing I didn�t appreciate I missed as much was the team spirit and chat. They took it like a World Cup final and we were just a bunch of mates meeting up again.

Could he a struggle this year as a few more lads have had babies in there family units and a couple more expecting late summer, few with new jobs etc and being a small club we don�t have the squad depth so could be an interesting year. However as it stands at Mid April glad the season is back. See how I feel about it mid May as really fit the golf bug badly at the minute

alba caerulea · « **Reply #43 on:** April 08, 2023, 07:28:23 PM »

Preseason friendly cancelled tomorrow and next weeks 1st league match rearranged to July due to a special League rule after all the rain in March. So a bit of a disappointing start

However - the overseas arrives this evening and with a bit of pedigree from the ranji trophy - so we have a 4 hour training session tomorrow which Im hoping will be pretty intense. Followed by a team afternoon with a couple of shandies to celebrate the resurrection of Christ.

So our first game will be at home to last seasons 3rd place on 22nd. Followed by a cup game against a club who have just signed a current t20 Blast and former England player. Game on!

six and out · « **Reply #44 on:** April 08, 2023, 07:44:00 PM »

Quote from: SOULMAN1012 on April 08, 2023, 06:34:14 PM

First game today pre season friendly against a side 3 divisions above us. They got 276 for 3 off their 50 overs with a few batters retiring.
We returned 96 all out but was good practise for us. Got to face a Aussie left armer that I would not like to face on a non April deck. Had some gas for sure luckily only had to face him for 5 balls before his spell finished but I got in behind it well. Felt good for the 26 runs off 45 balls before crunching a cover drive 6-8inchea off the deck and the guy caught it like it was the easiest chance ever. Guess that�s the biggest step up in levels also he has played plenty of EAPL Prem cricket in the past.

So lost by 170odd runs but one thing I didn�t appreciate I missed as much was the team spirit and chat. They took it like a World Cup final and we were just a bunch of mates meeting up again.

Could he a struggle this year as a few more lads have had babies in there family units and a couple more expecting late summer, few with new jobs etc and being a small club we don�t have the squad depth so could be an interesting year. However as it stands at Mid April glad the season is back. See how I feel about it mid May as really fit the golf bug badly at the minute

Hi Chris, I saw the scorecard. Who was the Aussie quick for Woolpit?

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