Cricket Experince Poll

[greg]

Play in a local league and thoroughly enjoy it.Now keeping because our old one has retired and finding it great fun.Only batted once this season and was caught by a 14 yr old one handed above his head after i'd cut what i thought was a 4.Had a golden spell a few years ago where i got 34,68 and 34 not out in consecutive innings and since then have hardly scored a run.Oh those were the days.

[Oliver]

Out for three weeks... minor damage to the supra-spinatus in my right (bowling) shoulder, failing to field a well struck straight-ish drive off own bowling (those are usually so much easier). I'm taking no chances with this one as I badly damaged my rotator cuff six years ago and couldn't bowl for a year.

That was a better injury than this one... at least with the rotator cuff problem I could bat... so I spent a dynamic season opening the batting! Managed to average about nineteen as I recall.

But with this injury, pushing, at all, with the bottom hand is very painful and therefore not a tremendously fine idea.

Very irritating, seven wickets short of the club record, and the old golden arm (who's been concentrating on his batting for the last three years) is going to have to resume bowling, as I can't. I know he's nearly fifty, but by the time I come back he could be twenty-odd ahead of me again.

Not that I'm competitive or anything!

Memo for future forty-somethings - "when diving in the field, do TRY not to land on the point of your elbow."

[The229club]

my cricket career ended abruptly in 2002, with a broken toe from a shooter, then as I was in obvious distress, the opposition quite politely ran me out as I fell out of my crease. Its utterley ruthless when your playing at the elite level of sport at Aura Vale Cricket Club 4ths in the Yarra Valley League, Victoria, Australia!!!

[Oliver]

Originally Posted by The229club

then as I was in obvious distress, the opposition quite politely ran me out as I fell out of my crease. ...at Aura Vale Cricket Club 4ths in the Yarra Valley League, Victoria, Australia!!!

Reminds me of an incident involving our greatest grudge match, when one of our batsmen was smashing us back into the game. He'd made 49 and the fifth wicket was reaching impressive proportions, when he was caught (no, dropped) behind off the returning opening bowler amid brief, but frenzied jeering celebrations.

On seeing himself caught - apparently - by the 'keeper and seeing as how the umpire had raised his finger, Bram began to walk off, out of his crease toward the pavilion. However in that instant the 'keeper had shelled the ball and despite diving to make good his error the ball ran along the ground toward gully.

The umpire lowered (retracted) his finger and the skipper shouted: "run him out." Bram turned briefly and then resumed his walk to the pavilion as the throw to the stumps beat his change of heart.

Our skipper appealed to the umpires, and to the opposition captain, who quite rightfully said that he was out of his ground.

It is difficult to completely explain the situation, but it did leave a nasty bitter taste in the mouth. And writing it down here (years later) the decision looks correct but...

In the pub afterward most of the opposition were frightfully apologetic. But then its easy to be apologetic when you've won.

Mmmmm the Yarra Valley, that's really pretty down there. I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to Moet and Chandon two years ago. Really nice day out. What a fantastic place to play.

[The229club]

Yes a lovely area of Victoria, can't say much for the pitches and outfields though, chased by a couple of bulls one day retreiving yet another six hit by the oppositions star batsman.

[Occasional Fan]

Don't know what the laws say on that one, Ollie, but it's definitely unsporting and, if the umpire had already raised a finger then, even if he subsequently trousered it, the decent thing would have been for him to call "dead ball". In any case, I trust the opposing skipper bought all his own beers that night and drank on his own in Sad Bastards' Corner.

[Oliver]

Originally Posted by Occasional Fan

Don't know what the laws say on that one, Ollie, but it's definitely unsporting... I trust the opposing skipper bought all his own beers that night and drank on his own in Sad Bastards' Corner.

Interestingly enough the opposition skipper did sit on his own in Sad Bastards' Corner for most of the night.

I believe that the year after we dropped that fixture (possibly the following season) the club had a coup and refused to allow him to play for them.

Curious as eleven years ago he'd played a season and a half for us, and when we wouldn't let him be captain, he swanned off to start his own team.

Just as well we had more than one bat and ball!

[Mongoose]

On the 'lack of sympathy' theme, although much fairer ...

I was playing for school when I hit one of their guys in the box ... or so I thought. As he writhed around in agony on the floor, we all laughed hysterically. We laughed even more when he spluttered 'I'm ... not ... wearing ... a ... box'. When he was back on his feet, I decided to go for it while the prey was injured. A couple of balls later he got out, hopelessly bowled while showing the mobility of Steptoe on a cold day. It took him a while to leave the field of play ...

I also got my own back on a cheating bit of scum with what my school coach called 'classic fast bowling' (the only time it's ever been applied to me!). When their guy nicked it down leg to the keeper, I celebrated, as I thought it didn't need an appeal. There the batsman stood, and there the umpire stood. Not out. 'F***ing cheating b******' I kept muttering to myself as I walked back. The next ball was short and smacked him fairly in the rib-cage, doubling him up. The ball after that he prodded nervously and played on. Magic! Teach him right for messing with me in that form!

[Captain]

I play with a local club which was actually started by myself and afew other pakistani and indian players, here is the website if anybody want to see

www.fmcricket.itgo.com

[Statto]

I thought if a batsman left his groung under a misapprehension that he is out its a dead ball and no further attempt can be made to get him out.