Topic: Your Season 2023 (Read 28735 times)

six and out · « **Reply #90 on:** May 07, 2023, 08:31:36 AM »

Quote from: SOULMAN1012 on May 06, 2023, 12:05:45 PM

Not playing today but rained off 4 weeks into the league season and played 1 so far. Can�t remember such a wet and cold start to a season. Personally think our season starts too early. League starts 2nd Sat of April and with this year falling on 8th April was never going to be a great start

Completely agree mate, we definitely start too early. The reason the league give is that they have to fit in 2 weeks of EAPL playoffs at the end of the season (last season played on the 17th and 24th September). However that's only for the winner of Div 1. But with a bit of thought I do think you could start the lower divisions later.

We have had 2 cancelled/abandoned out of the 4.

Bats_Entertainment · « **Reply #91 on:** May 07, 2023, 10:11:12 AM »

There's a lot of it about.

cobweb1510 · « **Reply #92 on:** May 07, 2023, 11:15:46 AM »

Quote from: procricket on May 07, 2023, 08:11:07 AM

Two sides to every coin a 13 year old opening the batting and keeping at 13 I was up for that and if he had got a 50 would you be saying the same thing?

Without knowing the context it hard to win in the bad old days juniors batted at 10-11 and fielded and got 10 not out you moved down one that�s how it was even though I was batting top 3 for my county oh them were the days!!!

It a tough one coming through as a junior I would accept the process he getting a go and learning the hard way. If he not enjoying opening and keeping wicket maybe ask why ?

He getting experience and playing enough through the week to keep improving maybe set him a challenge of trying to be involved in the whole game keeping and batting all day. Imagine if he batted 6/7 and didn�t get a go for 3-4 weeks would you be pushing for him to bat higher?

Thanks to everyone for the responses- I was simply reporting his season.

I think this reply reflects the attitude of the team fairly, and their view is he is mentally tough enough to cope and he is gaining really good experience. It can be hard to watch him struggle, and there is an argument that he should be getting more "protection". This might well happen (without any parental involvement) if he continues to find it struggle. Maybe we need to have a quiet word at some point (mum would prefer him batting #3). You're absolutely right we wouldn't be happy if he was batting #11, or we would be delighted if he was making lots of runs.

rickjames · « **Reply #93 on:** May 13, 2023, 11:10:22 AM »

Not picked again but 1s and 2s already off here, wouldn't surprise me if 3/4/5s also have it chalked off

Buzz · « **Reply #94 on:** May 13, 2023, 08:00:15 PM »

Fun game for me today, playing with my son for the first time he kept pretty wrll for the 40 overs, we restricted a weak team to 180. Little sh!t stood up to my bowling and took a stumping.
We were offered 4 and 7 in the line up so he took 4 and proceeded to cart their bowling to all parts until he was unlucky to get bowled off his pads from one that kept low when on 48.

I got the chance to finish the game with a little 20 not out after scratching around a bit. So all good really.

Ayrtek Cricket · « **Reply #95 on:** May 13, 2023, 10:27:09 PM »

Quote from: Buzz on May 13, 2023, 08:00:15 PM

Fun game for me today, playing with my son for the first time he kept pretty wrll for the 40 overs, we restricted a weak team to 180. Little sh!t stood up to my bowling and took a stumping.
We were offered 4 and 7 in the line up so he took 4 and proceeded to cart their bowling to all parts until he was unlucky to get bowled off his pads from one that kept low when on 48.

I got the chance to finish the game with a little 20 not out after scratching around a bit. So all good really.

Dad goals mate, and well done Issac and dad with bat & ball. took my youngest to U5�s cricket today after he�s been bashing tennis balls around in the garden all week in excitement. Thankfully I�ve played many games in the same team as my dad and brother over the years and the old man even nudged a 67 today which speak volumes as he turned 70 last year and is still far fitter than me.

Buzz · « **Reply #96 on:** May 14, 2023, 05:53:22 AM »

Thanks Tom, you forgot to mention your jug avoidance today...

Ayrtek Cricket · « **Reply #97 on:** May 14, 2023, 06:31:36 AM »

Haha I�m hiding the video evidence of me dying with cramp when trying to hit a 6 to get to it!

FvanN · « **Reply #98 on:** May 14, 2023, 07:51:56 AM »

Looks like I tore my ACL on Thursday night in my 1st t20 of the year 😢. Hopefully seeing a specialist this week some time. But I have a feeling the season is over before it started.

Buzz · « **Reply #99 on:** May 14, 2023, 08:18:12 AM »

Get better soon! Sorry to hear that.

Buzz · « **Reply #100 on:** May 14, 2023, 08:18:40 AM »

Quote from: Ayrtek Cricket on May 14, 2023, 06:31:36 AM

Haha I�m hiding the video evidence of me dying with cramp when trying to hit a 6 to get to it!

That is going to be on cricket district's video of the week...

alexhilly1492 · « **Reply #101 on:** May 14, 2023, 08:46:33 AM »

I hate cricket. Stupid sport!

Opened, awful shot first ball of the match, luckily it nipped between bat and pad and missed off stump

Couple overs later, smash one towards cover, hits short extra on the thigh, somehow the bowler catches it by his laces, best I've hit a cricket ball all year, perfect shot to the ball and I'm out!

Livid!

Bowled well, 10 overs couple of maidens 2-25

Including a well worked bowl to a lad who got dropped down form the ones 5 div's higher could have had 5/6 though with some awful decisions and couple of near misses!

Lost by 3 wickets in a tight game

six and out · « **Reply #102 on:** May 14, 2023, 09:42:02 AM »

Yesterday was a day where (at the age of 44) makes me question why I still play.

Played away, wicket was crap, complete soft seamers paradise, duely lost the toss and got put in. Opposition have 2 opening bowlers who are medium put it on the spot, keeper up, nibble it a bit etc... to their credit they are both very very good at what they do and 1 of them plays for England Over 50's.

I walk out to bat in the 16th over with the score 41-5 an over later we were 42-6!!!! The 2 opening bowlers bowled their 10 overs each straight through for 10-5-10-4 and 10-3-29-1!!

Myself and our no.8 then battled for the next 25 overs for an 80 stand in some I scored 21 off 82 balls. Our no. 8 got 50 batting brilliantly. To salvage us to 141 all out.

We had them 20-2 but the pitch was drying out rapidly and when your only chasing 141 off 50 there is no pressure at all. They chased them 5 down off 40 overs.

I know the weather has been really crap but this is division 1 cricket and the oppo have perfect expensive covers, there's no excuse for what we played on.

It was literally win the toss win the game.

LockieEP · « **Reply #103 on:** May 14, 2023, 10:33:32 AM »

First game of season for me and finally warm and sunny.

Team mates reluctant to open batting so I stepped up- 10 mins getting changed for 1 minute batting as our first ball of innings nicking off to first slip. To rub it in the bowler then followed up by bowling a Beamer next delivery and chucked the rest down leg side . He hardly bowled a good ball again.
But, bowled ok for 8 overs with one dropped off me by the keeper.
Youngest son 14 played and hit a nice 43 so can�t complain too much
Stiff today!

MichaelM · « **Reply #104 on:** May 14, 2023, 11:38:34 AM »

Quote from: FvanN on May 14, 2023, 07:51:56 AM

Looks like I tore my ACL on Thursday night in my 1st t20 of the year 😢. Hopefully seeing a specialist this week some time. But I have a feeling the season is over before it started.

Sad to hear that, get well soon.

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