The Official 2013 Village Cricket Thread...
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First game last week, friendly against a Kent Premier side. Didn't get a bowl, opened the batting and snicked off 4th ball. T20 game on Thurs, same again but this time got to 20 out of 90 before smashing one straight up in the air.
First Kent League game this Sat. I'm away til Friday so will rock up having not bowled at all and I'm skippering it. Not ideal prep. Esp as the absent captain is our main bowler.
Still, feeling fit and raring to go. Well, as fit as a creaky 48 year old anyway.
First Kent League game this Sat. I'm away til Friday so will rock up having not bowled at all and I'm skippering it. Not ideal prep. Esp as the absent captain is our main bowler.
Still, feeling fit and raring to go. Well, as fit as a creaky 48 year old anyway.
Kent League, 3 wins from 4. Similar to you busa, keep getting starts and then getting out. On Sat spent 19 overs getting set on a bit of a minefield, got to 32 and somehow played all round a straight one. Seriously hacked off with myself.
Haven't bowled much, took a 3 for in the first game.
Going to miss most of June as have got a few work trips abroad.
Haven't bowled much, took a 3 for in the first game.
Going to miss most of June as have got a few work trips abroad.
Played a game yesterday that rates as the best I've ever played in.
Last 16 of the National Village Cup, 115 mile trip to Hertfordshire. Was not expecting to play but got called in late last week.
Wet and wild when we arrived, started an hour late. Lost the toss and got put in. I opened and got off to a flyer. A couple of straight sixes and several slash drives/cuts got me to 40 when I holed out to deep long on at 55 for 2. Our best bat was given not out on 0 when he nicked off behind and went on to top score with 78 and we ended at 185 for 9 off 40.
In reply they lost their best bat (who scored a ton against us 2 years ago)early but were going well at 50 for 1 off 10. We shuffled the pack and the game was on a real knife edge all the way to the last over when they needed 6 to win. Last ball they needed 1 to tie and win on fewer wickets lost. We crowded the bat who smacked it straight to short mid off who fielded it cleanly and ran the bat out at the bowlers end. Won by 1 run.
Absolute bedlam ensued and we celebrated as if we'd won the World Cup. I relinquished the keys to the minibus to someone else and got s
tfaced on the trip back which was utter carnage. Got home at about 2am and woke up this morning still pissed. 
Last 16 of the National Village Cup, 115 mile trip to Hertfordshire. Was not expecting to play but got called in late last week.
Wet and wild when we arrived, started an hour late. Lost the toss and got put in. I opened and got off to a flyer. A couple of straight sixes and several slash drives/cuts got me to 40 when I holed out to deep long on at 55 for 2. Our best bat was given not out on 0 when he nicked off behind and went on to top score with 78 and we ended at 185 for 9 off 40.
In reply they lost their best bat (who scored a ton against us 2 years ago)early but were going well at 50 for 1 off 10. We shuffled the pack and the game was on a real knife edge all the way to the last over when they needed 6 to win. Last ball they needed 1 to tie and win on fewer wickets lost. We crowded the bat who smacked it straight to short mid off who fielded it cleanly and ran the bat out at the bowlers end. Won by 1 run.
Absolute bedlam ensued and we celebrated as if we'd won the World Cup. I relinquished the keys to the minibus to someone else and got s
tfaced on the trip back which was utter carnage. Got home at about 2am and woke up this morning still pissed. Well, my Kent League club play the biggest game in the clubs history on Sunday. Semi Final of the National Village Cup against a team from South Wales. Winners go to the Final at Lords`.
I played most of the early rounds and the first 2 national rounds, got dropped for the Quarter Final which was tough but am back in for the Semi and will be opening the batting.
Nervous?
I played most of the early rounds and the first 2 national rounds, got dropped for the Quarter Final which was tough but am back in for the Semi and will be opening the batting.
Nervous?
Well Busa, where do I start? This game had everything including an emergency ambulance for an old girl taken ill watching and a ruck in the crowd which was several hundred strong.
Anyway, we won the toss and batted. We didn't fancy chasing under the pressure of this game and we usually defend well so was an easy decision.
I opened with Bishy, a naturalised Aussie, who got 150 in his last match. My job is to go in and whack it from the start. Bish went second ball caught at point, next over we're 8 for 2 and I've faced 2 balls. Our next man in leads both the batting and bowling stats for the whole competition and our hopes rested on him. We put on a dozen when he was triggered awfully LBW with the ball missing leg by a mile. 20 for 3 and my job to whack it changed to survival mode. I scratched around and put on 48 for the next wicket when I screwed one straight up in the air to the keeper. Out for 23 in the 22nd over.
We collapsed from 71 for 3 when I was out to 96 for 8 and we were struggling massively as our last man does not bat in any shape or form. Somehow we got to 146 for 9 off the 40 overs and were back in it. They walked off for tea thinking they'd won, you could see it in their faces.
Well at 7 for 4 that all changed. Our skip Rowey, another naturalised Aussie, is a proper seam bowler, quick, accurate and not someone I enjoy facing in the nets. He took 2 and 2 from the other end. They dug in but fell way behind the run rate, after 25 overs they still needed 100 runs and we were starting to believe it was actually gonna happen.
2 overs left they were 133 for 8 needing 14 off the last 2. Rowey would normally bowl the last over but gambled and brought himself back for the 39th and bowled the last 2 Welshmen to win the game by 9 runs.
Difficult to describe my feelings at the time but the place went nuts as you can imagine. I've never played in a game as intense because of what was riding on the result. Many tears were shed afterwards by many people from both sides and the crowd. It really was something else and you can imagine the scenes in the bar until deep into Monday morning.
We have played some good cricket, but honestly we have been a little fortunate in that the last 3 games have all followed the same format: win the toss, bat and defend it. We won the last 16 game by 1 run, the QF by 5 runs and now the semi by 9 runs so all very close finishes.
It hasn't really sunk in yet that I will be opening the batting for my club at Lords in a few weeks time.
Bring it on.
Anyway, we won the toss and batted. We didn't fancy chasing under the pressure of this game and we usually defend well so was an easy decision.
I opened with Bishy, a naturalised Aussie, who got 150 in his last match. My job is to go in and whack it from the start. Bish went second ball caught at point, next over we're 8 for 2 and I've faced 2 balls. Our next man in leads both the batting and bowling stats for the whole competition and our hopes rested on him. We put on a dozen when he was triggered awfully LBW with the ball missing leg by a mile. 20 for 3 and my job to whack it changed to survival mode. I scratched around and put on 48 for the next wicket when I screwed one straight up in the air to the keeper. Out for 23 in the 22nd over.
We collapsed from 71 for 3 when I was out to 96 for 8 and we were struggling massively as our last man does not bat in any shape or form. Somehow we got to 146 for 9 off the 40 overs and were back in it. They walked off for tea thinking they'd won, you could see it in their faces.
Well at 7 for 4 that all changed. Our skip Rowey, another naturalised Aussie, is a proper seam bowler, quick, accurate and not someone I enjoy facing in the nets. He took 2 and 2 from the other end. They dug in but fell way behind the run rate, after 25 overs they still needed 100 runs and we were starting to believe it was actually gonna happen.
2 overs left they were 133 for 8 needing 14 off the last 2. Rowey would normally bowl the last over but gambled and brought himself back for the 39th and bowled the last 2 Welshmen to win the game by 9 runs.
Difficult to describe my feelings at the time but the place went nuts as you can imagine. I've never played in a game as intense because of what was riding on the result. Many tears were shed afterwards by many people from both sides and the crowd. It really was something else and you can imagine the scenes in the bar until deep into Monday morning.
We have played some good cricket, but honestly we have been a little fortunate in that the last 3 games have all followed the same format: win the toss, bat and defend it. We won the last 16 game by 1 run, the QF by 5 runs and now the semi by 9 runs so all very close finishes.
It hasn't really sunk in yet that I will be opening the batting for my club at Lords in a few weeks time.
Bring it on.
Well, 2017 dawns and I find myself back in the gym trying to get in some sort of shape for another season. Feeling pretty good surprisingly having done nothing since September.
I turn 50 in August so that's at least one half century in the bag
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Hopefully this season will be as good to me as the last one. Lords again? Will be there one way or another.
I turn 50 in August so that's at least one half century in the bag
. Hopefully this season will be as good to me as the last one. Lords again? Will be there one way or another.
Retirement? Scares the crap out of me TBH. The only good thing about clubs struggling for players is that it keeps old duffers like me in demand. Hopefully last seasons exploits will attract some new blood for our League sides. I'd imagine the Village Cup team will be somewhat oversubscribed, doubt I'll get a game TBH.
And we're off.
1st Kent League game of the season. Away at Gravesend playing for the 1s, 50 overs win or lose, no draws.
When I first joined Sibton 6 years ago I struggled to get a game in the 2s, sad sign of the times that now,at 49yo, I'm now in the 1s. Lack of players is a big problem, not just for us, but sport in general. Our neighbouring clubs 2s played with 8 in their first league game.
Anyway we won toss and bowled. They scratched around, never really got going until the last half dozen overs and ended on 232 for 9. We were quite happy with that.
I opened and, despite being somewhat rusty having not had much in the way of outdoor practice, settled in quite well. Was 2nd man out at 92 in the 26th over having scored 41. Stumped, dancing up the track to a spinner. We lost wickets at crucial times and with 1 over left needed 15 with 1 wicket left. Ended 8 short.
1st Kent League game of the season. Away at Gravesend playing for the 1s, 50 overs win or lose, no draws.
When I first joined Sibton 6 years ago I struggled to get a game in the 2s, sad sign of the times that now,at 49yo, I'm now in the 1s. Lack of players is a big problem, not just for us, but sport in general. Our neighbouring clubs 2s played with 8 in their first league game.
Anyway we won toss and bowled. They scratched around, never really got going until the last half dozen overs and ended on 232 for 9. We were quite happy with that.
I opened and, despite being somewhat rusty having not had much in the way of outdoor practice, settled in quite well. Was 2nd man out at 92 in the 26th over having scored 41. Stumped, dancing up the track to a spinner. We lost wickets at crucial times and with 1 over left needed 15 with 1 wicket left. Ended 8 short.
Ah yes the old scorebook anomaly conundrum. Been there a few times.
Catford game. We only had 10 men, 72 miles in the bus. Won toss and bowled.
Apart from one opener who carried his bat for 62 no they struggled to 145 all out.
I opened, hit a lovely cover drive for 4 and then shuffled across and was plum lbw. Bit of a weakness of mine early on, need to sort that.
We then cruised to a comfortable 8 wicket win. Highlight? of the game for me was clean bowling their number 8, a dwarf. Yes really.
Catford game. We only had 10 men, 72 miles in the bus. Won toss and bowled.
Apart from one opener who carried his bat for 62 no they struggled to 145 all out.
I opened, hit a lovely cover drive for 4 and then shuffled across and was plum lbw. Bit of a weakness of mine early on, need to sort that.
We then cruised to a comfortable 8 wicket win. Highlight? of the game for me was clean bowling their number 8, a dwarf. Yes really.
RichB said:
Thought this was probably the best place to ask; my local cricket team, Hawley CC play club cricket on Saturdays. Yesterday's result was a "Winning Draw" so can anyone explain to me what that is? I've done a search on Google but nothing comes up. Tnx.
A draw happens when the team batting second is not bowled out but fails to get the runs needed to win. The team batting first will get the winning draw as they scored more runs and depending on the runs/wickets etc something like 75% of the league points they would have got for a win if they`d taken 10 wickets.
AFAIK you cannot get a winning draw batting second, only a win/loss/losing draw.
This sort of game is becoming less common as most leagues are applying straight win or lose regulations whereby the team batting second either gets the runs to win or loses regardless of wickets lost.
Is that clear? Probly not.
RichB said:
Ah right, thanks Hammer, I think that's clear.
ETA so that means batting first you have to score good runs and bowl the other team out. Which is daft because if the first side to bat set a high target then the 2nd side would be better of blocking instead of chasing the runs and hence get a winning draw... is that correct?
Not quite. Team batting second cannot get a winning draw. ETA so that means batting first you have to score good runs and bowl the other team out. Which is daft because if the first side to bat set a high target then the 2nd side would be better of blocking instead of chasing the runs and hence get a winning draw... is that correct?
Edited by RichB on Sunday 28th May 15:43
If they are bowled out they lose (or possibly tie if scores are level). If they are not bowled out but don't get the runs needed to win they get a losing draw. So batting second you have a choice to make at some point during the innings, go for the win or if that becomes unattainable shut up shop and try to bat out the remaining overs for a losing draw.
Team batting first will always set the highest target they can as the higher the target the more attacking they can be in the field.
Some leagues allow declarations in the first innings and the unused overs get added to the second innings. So if you bat first, go nuts and set a huge total with say 10 overs still to go you can declare, and give yourself 10 more overs to bowl the other team out.
Clear now? Unlikely.
Busa mav said:
Great game on Saturday, they put 247 on the board and we knocked them off with an over to go.
I opened again, and where I normally mess up a good start, I managed to get my maiden 50, then teed off and was caught on 58.
I had promised myself that I would never stop playing until I got one.
Never thought it was possible to be angry at getting a fifty.
Now got to consider my options this week, is a maiden century a bridge too far at age 62 ? Don't want to rush in to a rash decision and end up chasing it until I am 80
Boom. Well played Sir. In a similar vein, a couple of weeks ago at 160 odd without loss I came on to bowl and took a 5 fer. First one in years. I opened again, and where I normally mess up a good start, I managed to get my maiden 50, then teed off and was caught on 58.
I had promised myself that I would never stop playing until I got one.
Never thought it was possible to be angry at getting a fifty.
Now got to consider my options this week, is a maiden century a bridge too far at age 62 ? Don't want to rush in to a rash decision and end up chasing it until I am 80
Well, this season is best forgotten.
Both first and second XI are looking doomed to relegation in the Kent League.
We got knocked out of the NVKO in the area final.
Most worrying of all is the constant battle to put sides out, we conceded a 2s League game when we could only raise 6 players. First time in the history of the club that has happened and the 20 point deduction will almost certainly relegate us.
I've had a frustrating season with the bat, several 30s and 40s but keep failing trying to push on after getting set. A couple of injuries hasn't helped either, I currently have a foot problem keeping me out so today, I'm umpiring.
Hey ho.
Both first and second XI are looking doomed to relegation in the Kent League.
We got knocked out of the NVKO in the area final.
Most worrying of all is the constant battle to put sides out, we conceded a 2s League game when we could only raise 6 players. First time in the history of the club that has happened and the 20 point deduction will almost certainly relegate us.
I've had a frustrating season with the bat, several 30s and 40s but keep failing trying to push on after getting set. A couple of injuries hasn't helped either, I currently have a foot problem keeping me out so today, I'm umpiring.
Hey ho.
Busa mav said:
Had a game yesterday where we hammered the opposition, bowled them out for 112, then knocked them off quickly, I opened and was 60 not out !
Finally worked out how my bat works
This leads us into our last game on Saturday where we need to win with a max 35 points which will move us to top and we win the division, by an incredibly close 0.02 points !
Good work bud. Finally worked out how my bat works
This leads us into our last game on Saturday where we need to win with a max 35 points which will move us to top and we win the division, by an incredibly close 0.02 points !
Our season goes to the wire for both XIs. Last game this Sat.
Both are second bottom (2 go down), both play the teams in 3rd who can get promoted with a win. If we win good chance of survival.
Personally I'm yo-yoing between the sides depending on who's available. Not particularly helpful.
Played in a 2s win a fortnight ago, got 37 and took 4 wkts so last week got upped to open for the 1s, got another dubious lbw for 8 and as I don't bowl in the 1s, twiddled my thumbs in the field for 50 overs. Good game though, a tie, 186 each.
Huge day for the club on Sat.
Busa mav said:
What a game , talk about nerves getting the better of us.
Won the toss and elected to field, we dropped their opening bat , a ringer from their 1's , 6 , yes 6 times !
He finally went for 76.
We restricted them to 150, then eventually got them in the dark with 3 balls to go and 8 down . So close.
Finished top of the league by 0.13 points !
Never felt so physically sick watching game , after opening and getting out for 1, lbw.
Top work BM. Well played. We fared somewhat less well. Both XIs lost, both relegated. Gutted. Won the toss and elected to field, we dropped their opening bat , a ringer from their 1's , 6 , yes 6 times !
He finally went for 76.
We restricted them to 150, then eventually got them in the dark with 3 balls to go and 8 down . So close.
Finished top of the league by 0.13 points !
Never felt so physically sick watching game , after opening and getting out for 1, lbw.
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