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[Lefthook]

had some moments in my time but the one that sticks out is the last game of 2010 season where i had a bad day!

had just retrieved a classy square cut from the point boundary and attempted to underarm it in to the bowler... sounds pretty standard so far. however, hung on to it a fraction too long and chucked it straight over my own head over a wall behind me, it took a good 5 minutes to get the ball back and im still taking abuse for it to this day. in the same game i bowled 4 overs for 33 and got naff all runs on the best track i'd seen all season... deffo ready for a few months off after that!

Hahaha! Win win!!!

[Simmy]

I had a stinker this year at one of our home league games. Didn't get any with the bat (recurring theme this season) and I'm known for being a bit gobby in the covers so when a lad came out who had been giving me some hip earlier on I thought I'd really go for it! Practically sledged the lad everyball, he was all edges and eyes closed to our quick so I enjoyed that. Anyway on comes the spinner and me with safe hands drops to deep square for the batters well known lofted sweep. Needless to say I dropped him.... And then dropped him again.... And again! All in the same place, all absolute dollies and all off the one bowler, and all infront of the opposition batsmen waiting to come in  apparently when the 3rd went up the batter laughed and the field heard my cry of 'ohh for f**k sake'!! Safe to say the worst day I've had in the field. Not bad to say that's all I get picked for!! Haha

id like to say i know how u feel liam but.....

ive never dropped 3 catches in a match ever lolol
and tbh i dont drop anythin if i can get to it lol

u know why cos ims AMAZING!

[mdl_1979]

I was opening the batting in a Saturday league game against a team who are the landlords for the team I play for on Sundays, and for whom I have turned out on a couple of occasions.

2nd over of the game, still on 0, the ball brushes my hip and heads down fine past the keeper.  It should be an easy two leg byes, but just after I have turned for the second run, I absolutely stack it and end up spreadeagled in the middle of the pitch.  Thinking I have no chance of making my ground I don't rush to get up, but they throw to the bowler's end and a flicker of hope is raised.  I scramble up, but in the process my cap falls off.  Instead of leaving it where it is and sprinting to make my ground, for some bizarre reason I turn back to retrieve my cap before trying to make my ground, only to be run out by a yard or two. 

So embarassing, and unfortunately I am reminded of it everywhere I go.

[Lefthook]

I was opening the batting in a Saturday league game against a team who are the landlords for the team I play for on Sundays, and for whom I have turned out on a couple of occasions.

2nd over of the game, still on 0, the ball brushes my hip and heads down fine past the keeper.  It should be an easy two leg byes, but just after I have turned for the second run, I absolutely stack it and end up spreadeagled in the middle of the pitch.  Thinking I have no chance of making my ground I don't rush to get up, but they throw to the bowler's end and a flicker of hope is raised.  I scramble up, but in the process my cap falls off.  Instead of leaving it where it is and sprinting to make my ground, for some bizarre reason I turn back to retrieve my cap before trying to make my ground, only to be run out by a yard or two. 

So embarassing, and unfortunately I am reminded of it everywhere I go.

Haha! You picked up your cap. That's priceless!!! What do they call you now - Indiana Jones?

During a cup quarter final, we sledged the (No Swearing Please) out of their No. 6 who was barely 5'5" with an over-sized helmet, and the voice of a 3 year old. His pads were too big, and he looked SO scared!

We were clearly well into their exceptionally long tail, and they needed well over a 100 to win at about 7 and over. He missed every ball he played at for the first five or six ...

We wanted Bilbo Baggins out of there! Spirits were up, and we were surely romping home to an easy victo ...

Did he just square cut our quickest bowler for a four? Luck!
Ah, so he did it once more. Pure luck. No need to worry!
Third time ... um, luck?

We decided, in our unbridled arrogance, that he only had the one shot. We'd contain him - lets move a couple of men squarer.

And then he unfurled two of the sweetest cover drives I ever saw! We took a man out of the leg side and fortified the covers a bit more!

He moved across and flicked us mercilessely to mid wicked, and just when you thought it couldn't get worse, he ran down the track out our only "quick" and slammed him for a one bounce four right over his head.

It was sheer fortune that he was caught out before he got beyond fifty - a good catch on the boundary. Turns out he played for the university, though I don't know if he got his blue at lords ...

That's the day we learned our lesson - in cricket, looks don't mean anything. Never underestimate a batsman. You will rue it.

[craigwm]

My most embarrassing moment has to be walking out onto the pitch, batting at number 3, going to take guard and then realising that I had forgotten my bat. I'm just glad I had my helmet to cover my red face on as I swiftly walked back to the pavilion. Very embarrassing. 

[PM7]

Last 3 overs of a 40 over game and im asked to bowl my first over to a bloke who was on 132 and running riot.Tried to talk the skip out of it but was told just crack on amidst the other players pissing themselves. First 2 balls were hit for 6 and the 3rd for 4. Next ball I bowled him middle stump and he missed out on 150. In my excitement I pulled down my trousers and flashed my middle stump at the  batsman who was still wondering what happened.The umpire said that in 20 years he had never seen such a blatant act of gross misconduct on a cricket pitch.I did apologise.....eventually

[Lefthook]

Last 3 overs of a 40 over game and im asked to bowl my first over to a bloke who was on 132 and running riot.Tried to talk the skip out of it but was told just crack on amidst the other players pissing themselves. First 2 balls were hit for 6 and the 3rd for 4. Next ball I bowled him middle stump and he missed out on 150. In my excitement I pulled down my trousers and flashed my middle stump at the  batsman who was still wondering what happened.The umpire said that in 20 years he had never seen such a blatant act of gross misconduct on a cricket pitch.I did apologise.....eventually

WOW! That is most definitely the most daring celebration imaginable.

I bowled a very good player out once (not sure how) and in my excitement I decided to do a moonwalk as he walked past me on his way to the pavilion.

Unfortunately, I was still in the middle of the pitch. Umpire didn't mind but the groundsman absolutely destroyed me.

[FattusCattus]

I bowled a horrendous longhop in a league game - it was so short I had time to shout "Bruce you stupid, fat c**t" as he hit it.

The batsman mashed it miles towards cow corner, where unbeknown to me, our youngest fielder had popped to the boundary, in the shadow of a large tree, to have a chat with his father and a suck on his carton of Umbongo.

He calmly stepped a yard in from the boundary and took the catch.

That was 5 years ago, and is still talked about by those that were there.

[Ayrtek Cricket]

i see the tourrettes still troubles u now mate! PS need a chin waggle with u re showroom/POS stuff

[FattusCattus]

There's nothing wrong with the word 'clot'!

Actually, there can be a bit of language flying around if I'm not bowling well!

[Mr Cricket]

i wish the word c**t was percieved as clot... would have saved me many a drunken brawl if it was so!

[Master-Basterd]

Running towards the bowler in celebration... it was a no ball.

[Howzat]

Probably getting hit for 29 off an over in a T20 two years ago, although he does play for Hong Kong or something...
Although this year first game of the season was so badly out of nick got hit for 31 off 1 over by some fat guy who went on to score a hundred in about 30 balls

[procricket]

Possibly having the trots whilst batting and carrying on with let's say a few more "stains" in the wrong area than normal and the ring sting after.

Sorry it was a important match

[Jaffa]

Can't think of any this season, I'm sure others will remind me though.

Previously on a quick pitch, chasing after a ball to the boundary I hatched a plan of placing my right foot as close as possible to it and stopping it with my left. I only succeeded in kicking it over the rope with my right.

At a home game the captain sees the opening batsmen and chucks the ball in my direction saying 'you did well against him last time, have a go'. Being a leg-spin bowler and not having the biggest field I thought, 'very brave, ah well nothing ventured, nothing gained'. Well after 4 overs and 70 runs against I thought something completely different.

It did me good though. Made me think about things and this season I had the chance to bowl against him again. This time I could restrict him to late cuts and none of the front foot power shots he does so well. Checked with the umpire, yep two balls left in my last over, 1st as much spin as I could muster and again a back foot late cut. Last ball a attempted slider that worked. He, with his weight on his back foot ready for a late cut could only watch as the ball went under his bat and removed his off-stump. I was very pleased to say the least.