Cricket

If you're a cricket fan (or want to be one) post here . . .

discuss county and national standards, as well as any cricket you play yourself

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Used to play Cricket a couple of years ago and for my school team, batted in the top four and occassionly bowled at medium pace. Was quite good at it before I needed myself a replacement bat and I gradually lost interest for some reason.

I always watch England play on the TV but never seen them live. Since I live in the northeast I sometimes get to see Durham play at the riverside. May sound obvious but my favourite player at the moment is Kevin Pieterson, I just love how he winds the other team up everytime and he has the ability to match it.

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I probably watch cricket on tv more than I think, but still prefer playing it - especially bowling, i like that!

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I'm pretty dangerous throwing balls at people so its better I can bat instead. I'd probably be rubbish now, but I still practice strokes at times with my bat.

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I tried batting and thought I was really good until I batted against a proper bowler - can't see the ball never mind hit it!!

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Its a lot harder then it is on screen isin't it? You have to watch the ball really hard.

Fortunately I used to come into bat against some really slow bowlers. Its really unlikely that you'll play a spinner that can actually spin a ball so as long as you keep your eye on the ball at all times you wouldn't face much of a problem with them.

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yeah, unfortuantly for me though my cousin was a speedy bowler (still is) so I didn't really stand much of a chance at hitting it! (I'll leave it to bowling!)

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Yeah bowling does seem easier than fielding or batting.

Used to love it at school when they bowled underarm in PE Laughing

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they won't let me play at school Sad

i asked to play with the boys but the pe teacher won't let me Sad

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Awww how mean!

We used to play it in the school carpark, used to cringe everytime the ball went towards a car. Laughing

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yeah that happens at my school too . . . some of teachers don't really care but some go really mad

there's also a flat roof at an area of my school with about a hundred balls stuck on it!

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Thats the same as mine had. We used to have to take it in turns to climb onto the roof to get a football or cricket ball (soft ball).

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i was gonna say . . . using a proper cricket ball would of broken some windows!

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Yeah, only used a proper cricket ball when playing in a park game. If we used ones at school they'd be a lot of injuries and things broken and I'm not just talking about windows.

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i bet!

yeah cricket is definatly a good sport . . . plus I've always wanted to play in a proper game just do I could have sun lotion stripes on my face Very Happy

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Oh yeah, always wanted that stuff on my face too. . .just for the hell of it Very Happy

Can be a pain in the field though, drop one catch and your gutted.

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yeah I suppose . . . but if it's not that serious it would just be a laugh Very Happy

each year, we used to have a cricket match in the summer between my family - half on one team and half on the other - i would like to say that was just a ''friendly' game but the adults are so competitive! tis pressurising i say!

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Ha ha! Yeah it was similar with my family and football when I was younger, they pretended not to be interested in the game then they all gang up and begin to sliding tackle me and the rest I'd be playing with.

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yeah it always ends up like that! quite funny memories though!

not done that family cricket match in about three years Sad

I really want to play again though!

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Yeah I would love to play Cricket again with a new bat, the one I got currently I've had for five years. Sad

Its good though, really fun when played in a group.

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