Jenny*
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CricketIf 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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Xarcabard
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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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Jenny*
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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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Xarcabard
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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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Jenny*
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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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Xarcabard
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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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Jenny*
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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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Xarcabard
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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
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Jenny*
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they won't let me play at school  i asked to play with the boys but the pe teacher won't let me
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Xarcabard
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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.
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Jenny*
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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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Xarcabard
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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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Jenny*
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i was gonna say . . . using a proper cricket ball would of broken some windows!
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Xarcabard
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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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Jenny*
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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
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Xarcabard
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Oh yeah, always wanted that stuff on my face too. . .just for the hell of it
Can be a pain in the field though, drop one catch and your gutted.
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Jenny*
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yeah I suppose . . . but if it's not that serious it would just be a laugh
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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Xarcabard
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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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Jenny*
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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 I really want to play again though!
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Xarcabard
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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.
Its good though, really fun when played in a group.
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Jenny*
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yeah, especially when its a 'friendly' - although when it gets competitive it is funny!
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Xarcabard
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Yeah when its a friendly then someone decides to rugby tackle you on the way down the crease is often funny. . .hurts though.
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Jenny*
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i bet 
the funnist time was when my aunty caught someone out without really knowing what she was doing, and then got rugby tackled to the ground with celebrations!
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Xarcabard
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That sounds funny. Used to happen a lot at school, whenever someone got a catch he'd be tackled by a teamate in celebration.
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Jenny*
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yep - tis the only way to celebrate!
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Xarcabard
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I usually just ran away or dropped the ball on purpose, still got tackled though
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Jenny*
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just gotta except your fate! luckily girls don't do that sort of thing . . . although i did used to get rugby tackled by the lads! that was quite painful . . .
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Xarcabard
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Ouch!
I was thinking about going to the fourth test at Durham today but glad I didn't as its raining none stop right now.
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Jenny*
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its not raining where i am now, but was all day . . . wednesday was the worst though - monsoon rains good and proper! i thought it was ace though! (not so good for cricket though i guess . . .)
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Xarcabard
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Lucky bugger, its been raining none stop the whole of the day up here.
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Jenny*
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it can't be that bad . . .
you live in newcastle don't you? I've never been there - well I went to gateshead - that's close isn't it?
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Xarcabard
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I live in Gateshead actually, just work in Newcastle. They are both right next to each other, not far away at all.
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Jenny*
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ahhhh . . . .
anyway back to cricket . . .
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