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^^^^ Top work there mate.
I did something similar a few years ago when I won the League divisional bowling trophy when I was 41.
When I went up to collect the pot some wag asked if I was picking it up on behalf of my son.
Can't wait for season to start, been in the gym for a month. 10 weeks of indoor nets start soon.
I did something similar a few years ago when I won the League divisional bowling trophy when I was 41.
When I went up to collect the pot some wag asked if I was picking it up on behalf of my son.
Can't wait for season to start, been in the gym for a month. 10 weeks of indoor nets start soon.
Hammer67 said:
^^^^ Top work there mate.
I did something similar a few years ago when I won the League divisional bowling trophy when I was 41.
When I went up to collect the pot some wag asked if I was picking it up on behalf of my son.
Can't wait for season to start, been in the gym for a month. 10 weeks of indoor nets start soon.
cheers Hammer, I even warned them at last years presentation that I was targeting the bowling cup I did something similar a few years ago when I won the League divisional bowling trophy when I was 41.
When I went up to collect the pot some wag asked if I was picking it up on behalf of my son.
Can't wait for season to start, been in the gym for a month. 10 weeks of indoor nets start soon.
Being just a week away from my 60th , you can imagine how the 20 year olds laughed.
Just got to fathom a way of getting better with the bat ?
I tell my mrs that's why I need to quietly watch every cricket match that is shown on tv
Jealous of your nets arrangement , we still have nothing firmed up.
Edited by Busa mav on Friday 9th January 14:46
Busa mav said:
cheers Hammer, I even warned them at last years presentation that I was targeting the bowling cup
Being just a week away from my 60th , you can imagine how the 20 year olds laughed.
Just got to fathom a way of getting better with the bat ?
I tell my mrs that's why I need to quietly watch every cricket match that is shown on tv
Jealous of your nets arrangement , we still have nothing firmed up.
Blimey, that's some going mate, I'd love to still be playing at your age, that would give me another dozen seasons. Will certainly try to get there but if not I'm gonna be an umpire, I quite enjoy that when the opportunity arises.Being just a week away from my 60th , you can imagine how the 20 year olds laughed.
Just got to fathom a way of getting better with the bat ?
I tell my mrs that's why I need to quietly watch every cricket match that is shown on tv
Jealous of your nets arrangement , we still have nothing firmed up.
Edited by Busa mav on Friday 9th January 14:46
Busa mav said:
Prize giving last night ,
got awarded the bowling cup.
equal top for total wickets , but my stats won on every count
economy 4.67
strike rate 19.7
average 15.36
Now the club has some fat old fukker with his name on the cup much to the disgust of the young, fast guys 
Well, blow me. I've just picked up the club bowling trophy for last season. Here it is being checked out by the dog. Must have been a crap season, only took 16 wickets. got awarded the bowling cup.
equal top for total wickets , but my stats won on every count
economy 4.67
strike rate 19.7
average 15.36
Now the club has some fat old fukker with his name on the cup
much to the disgust of the young, fast guys 
Well done , just seen this , maybe the 2 of us should be expecting a call up
Last nets last night , all kicks off again this coming Sunday.
No matter how much cricket I have watched over the winter, my batting hasn't improved
Going to target the batting cup this year so need to show some self control and restraint .
Away to Englefield , at the idilic venue that is home to tory MP Richard Benyon.
Last nets last night , all kicks off again this coming Sunday.
No matter how much cricket I have watched over the winter, my batting hasn't improved
Going to target the batting cup this year so need to show some self control and restraint .
Away to Englefield , at the idilic venue that is home to tory MP Richard Benyon.
We don't start til a week Saturday, a couple of friendlies and straight into Kent League on the 9th May. Been hammering away at indoor nets since Jan, outdoor nets and training started this week.
The boys are looking sharp and chomping at the bit to get going especially with the superb weather we've got at the moment.
Here's hoping for a long hot summer.
The boys are looking sharp and chomping at the bit to get going especially with the superb weather we've got at the moment.
Here's hoping for a long hot summer.
Started with a convincing win , batting first there were 329 runs on the board , a club record
Mostly down to a perfect innings of 153 from last years club champion bat.
Had a bowl, but just the one wicket, can hardly walk today , 40 overs were just too much for a first game of the season
Mostly down to a perfect innings of 153 from last years club champion bat.
Had a bowl, but just the one wicket, can hardly walk today , 40 overs were just too much for a first game of the season
Reasonable start to the season. Kent League: played 2 won 1 lost 1.
First game skittled oppos for 38. Won by 9 wkts. Didn't bowl, was only man out triggered by oppos ump LBW for 6. Our opening bowlers: one took 7 for 25. The other`s figures were an amazing set of numbers: 13 overs, 9 maidens, 2 for 7.
Second game: Oppos 266 for 7. Us 223 all out. Took 1 for 31 and scored 23 with the bat. Should never have lost this, were 166 for 2 with 14 overs left. 2 bats going well both on 50 odd. Track was an absolute road so losing last 8 wkts for 60 odd was poor.
First game skittled oppos for 38. Won by 9 wkts. Didn't bowl, was only man out triggered by oppos ump LBW for 6. Our opening bowlers: one took 7 for 25. The other`s figures were an amazing set of numbers: 13 overs, 9 maidens, 2 for 7.
Second game: Oppos 266 for 7. Us 223 all out. Took 1 for 31 and scored 23 with the bat. Should never have lost this, were 166 for 2 with 14 overs left. 2 bats going well both on 50 odd. Track was an absolute road so losing last 8 wkts for 60 odd was poor.
Sunday team is constantly struggling to get a team , I cant see the Sunday side surviving after this season.
Wednesday nights T20 league continues to flourish.
Played 2 won 2, took a cracking c & b this week, only wicket from both games though, but they have been bowling me near the death and its working well.
Wednesday nights T20 league continues to flourish.
Played 2 won 2, took a cracking c & b this week, only wicket from both games though, but they have been bowling me near the death and its working well.
Interesting game on Sat. Trip up north inside the M25 to one of those lovely old London college grounds.
Weather was decent, track looked like a batsmans paradise. Turns out the groundsman is an old mate of mine who gave me the heads up that the tracks there don't play as well as they look like they should. As it turned out.
Lose toss, invited to field. Ten minutes in our keeper takes a wild throw on the end of his little finger ~ triple fracture and unstable dislocation, spends the afternoon in Lewisham hospital. So we field for the best part of 50 overs with 10 men.
Wickets fell regularly as the track seamed about and kept low. Took a couple of wickets and they were all out in the last over for 164.
Our openers put on 40 odd for the first wicket with an absolute dolly dropped by point when our skip was on about 10. Expensive as he went on to get 111 as we knocked em off for 3 with 12 overs left.
So we're looking good, played 4 won 3 lost 1. 3rd in the table. Next up we take on the leaders at home.
Not this week, didn't bat, me a couple of weeks ago.
Weather was decent, track looked like a batsmans paradise. Turns out the groundsman is an old mate of mine who gave me the heads up that the tracks there don't play as well as they look like they should. As it turned out.
Lose toss, invited to field. Ten minutes in our keeper takes a wild throw on the end of his little finger ~ triple fracture and unstable dislocation, spends the afternoon in Lewisham hospital. So we field for the best part of 50 overs with 10 men.
Wickets fell regularly as the track seamed about and kept low. Took a couple of wickets and they were all out in the last over for 164.
Our openers put on 40 odd for the first wicket with an absolute dolly dropped by point when our skip was on about 10. Expensive as he went on to get 111 as we knocked em off for 3 with 12 overs left.
So we're looking good, played 4 won 3 lost 1. 3rd in the table. Next up we take on the leaders at home.
Not this week, didn't bat, me a couple of weeks ago.
Season came to an end on Saturday with my last ball of the year seeing someone's middle stump removed
Been a strange season , started with my old club struggling to get a Sunday team out , so lots of disapointment with cancelled matches. A lot of teams in the West Berks area have struggled as well.
Jumped ship to a different club and managed to embed myself into one of their Saturday league sides.
Really enjoyed playing league again , quite cut throat at times , with a bit too much sledging going on , but that's how it seems to be nowadays.
Club has excellent nets facilities , structured evenings and a bowling machine so couldn't be better.
Roll on 2016
Been a strange season , started with my old club struggling to get a Sunday team out , so lots of disapointment with cancelled matches. A lot of teams in the West Berks area have struggled as well.
Jumped ship to a different club and managed to embed myself into one of their Saturday league sides.
Really enjoyed playing league again , quite cut throat at times , with a bit too much sledging going on , but that's how it seems to be nowadays.
Club has excellent nets facilities , structured evenings and a bowling machine so couldn't be better.
Roll on 2016
Edited by Busa mav on Monday 28th September 11:08
My season started a few weeks ago with a 1st round bye, so first day on the park last Saturday.
I'm pretty sure this will be my last season because I'm 52 years older than our two youngest players ( got to be over 14 with a parent in the team if U16 )
I need 11 wickets to become the clubs leading wicket taker but somehow I don't see this happening but what I am determined to do is to finish with a worthwhile knock with the bat, last innings last season was a bowled 3rd ball gozzer to a ball that went underground.
Well done all of the old farts who just keep going, keep playing while you enjoy it because you're a long time looking at the lid
I'm pretty sure this will be my last season because I'm 52 years older than our two youngest players ( got to be over 14 with a parent in the team if U16 )
I need 11 wickets to become the clubs leading wicket taker but somehow I don't see this happening but what I am determined to do is to finish with a worthwhile knock with the bat, last innings last season was a bowled 3rd ball gozzer to a ball that went underground.
Well done all of the old farts who just keep going, keep playing while you enjoy it because you're a long time looking at the lid
^^^ Good work Chaps.
My season was enjoyable but ultimately disappointing. In the Kent League on Saturdays we got ourselves embroiled in a 3 horse race for 2 promotion places and fell short. Sadly we shot ourselves in the foot as we put out weak sides due to holidays etc and lost 2 or 3 games we should have won.
I had a mediocre season, bowled OK but just couldn't get going with the bat. Several 20s and 30s but only one 50.
Ended with a heel problem that, to be honest, is worrying me. It's OK at the start of the day but by an hour or so after the game it hurts like a b
h and leaves me hobbling like a cripple. Scared to get it looked at because at 48 I'm worried it's an age thing, nothing can be done and I'm finished.
My season was enjoyable but ultimately disappointing. In the Kent League on Saturdays we got ourselves embroiled in a 3 horse race for 2 promotion places and fell short. Sadly we shot ourselves in the foot as we put out weak sides due to holidays etc and lost 2 or 3 games we should have won.
I had a mediocre season, bowled OK but just couldn't get going with the bat. Several 20s and 30s but only one 50.
Ended with a heel problem that, to be honest, is worrying me. It's OK at the start of the day but by an hour or so after the game it hurts like a b
h and leaves me hobbling like a cripple. Scared to get it looked at because at 48 I'm worried it's an age thing, nothing can be done and I'm finished. Decided to target the clubs batting cup this year.
Even treated myself to a new bat for Christmas.
Step up the Gray Nicholls 5 star Oblivion extreme , picked up the parcel and thought they had put 2 bats in there !
Put it on the kitchen scales , 3 -3 , oh ste , but now 2 weeks on and swinging it one handed in front of the mirror , I am growing into it .
Been doing a bit more knocking in and the sweet spot is huge , and so much better than what I am used to.
Can't wait for the first nets , I can now cover drive like Tendulkhar was trying to ??
Even treated myself to a new bat for Christmas.
Step up the Gray Nicholls 5 star Oblivion extreme , picked up the parcel and thought they had put 2 bats in there !
Put it on the kitchen scales , 3 -3 , oh s
te , but now 2 weeks on and swinging it one handed in front of the mirror , I am growing into it .Been doing a bit more knocking in and the sweet spot is huge , and so much better than what I am used to.
Can't wait for the first nets , I can now cover drive like Tendulkhar was trying to ??
Edited by Busa mav on Monday 14th December 21:12
Busa mav said:
Decided to target the clubs batting cup this year.
Even treated myself to a new bat for Christmas.
Step up the Gray Nicholls 5 star Oblivion extreme , picked up the parcel and thought they had put 2 bats in there !
Put it on the kitchen scales , 3 -3 , oh ste , but now 2 weeks on and swinging it one handed in front of the mirror , I am growing into it .
Been doing a bit more knocking in and the sweet spot is huge , and so much better than what I am used to.
Can't wait for the first nets , I can now cover drive like Tendulkhar was trying to ??
Cool, I was once given a ridiculous bat that weighed in at nearly 4lb, a dubious Asian device that saw previous service holding up a railway line on the subcontinent. Awful thing, affectionately known as The Plank from the Punjab. Over the years my bats have got progressively lighter ~ I'm down to a 2lb 8 now, must be an age thing.Even treated myself to a new bat for Christmas.
Step up the Gray Nicholls 5 star Oblivion extreme , picked up the parcel and thought they had put 2 bats in there !
Put it on the kitchen scales , 3 -3 , oh s
te , but now 2 weeks on and swinging it one handed in front of the mirror , I am growing into it .Been doing a bit more knocking in and the sweet spot is huge , and so much better than what I am used to.
Can't wait for the first nets , I can now cover drive like Tendulkhar was trying to ??
Edited by Busa mav on Monday 14th December 21:12
Well, I'm back in the gym trying to get into some sort of shape, nets start in Folkestone on Jan 29.
Hammer67 said:
Cool, I was once given a ridiculous bat that weighed in at nearly 4lb, a dubious Asian device that saw previous service holding up a railway line on the subcontinent. Awful thing, affectionately known as The Plank from the Punjab.
My present bat is 2-8 , an old bat that was borrowed , I hit the biggest 6 of my life this year with it , but they will go even bigger with this ?Nets start after the holiday and I have been invited to attend a small group of Sunday nighters in addition.
My last game was against a team of 11 Asians , with 8 Asians in my team , I took a turn to do the teas and they were over the moon that I had taken their dietary requirements into consideration.
I have never enjoyed my game as much as I have the last 10 games , the passion and devotion to cricket is another level.
They started calling me Barbie instead of Bobby , as it was easily confused with Babu , another member ! My wife asked me who they were talking to
Considering have a club shirt with Bobresh on the back.
Until this day , I had never seen such an attitude from other teams , they can't get their head around playing 8 Asians and unfortunately ,more often than not , some of them don't come across as nice people, they just struggle to accept that these guys naturally speak to each other in their Indian dialect .
One batsman stood back as the keeper said something to one of the slips , I just said , '"it's ok mate , he just said you have a nice Arse "
Can't wait for the season to start .
Edited by Busa mav on Monday 14th December 22:01
Edited by Busa mav on Monday 14th December 22:05
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