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Doubt I'd ever have the attention span for umpiring - thought in my late 30s I might have developed a bit more patience but still seem to have about four proper strokes in me before trying to hit it out of the park with er varying degrees of success...
Can talk a much better game though and stared coaching in the U10s - really enjoyable, have around 250 kids in the club, all come together on a Friday night for a barbie post training, lovely way to spend a summer eve.
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Summer Cricket Thread on 15:48 - Apr 12 with 2992 views
Summer Cricket Thread on 15:30 - Apr 12 by Hoopstar
Doubt I'd ever have the attention span for umpiring - thought in my late 30s I might have developed a bit more patience but still seem to have about four proper strokes in me before trying to hit it out of the park with er varying degrees of success...
Can talk a much better game though and stared coaching in the U10s - really enjoyable, have around 250 kids in the club, all come together on a Friday night for a barbie post training, lovely way to spend a summer eve.
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So good to read that you are playing your part in introducing the game to kids as young as the under 10's. In my view, cricket is one of the hardest games to master, so the younger the age that kids start out, the better their chances of playing to as high a standard as their abilities will take them in the future.
The high standard for me starts at minor counties level. I believe that players playing county 2nd XI cricket are good quality cricketers. Regular county 1st XI players are very good players. Regular Test level players are excellent. Then you enter the realms of the very best test players for whom I run out of words to adequately describe their brilliance.
Loving all of the cricket threads, well done to you all. Keep it going throughout the summer.
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Summer Cricket Thread on 13:57 - Apr 13 with 2896 views
"Things had started becoming increasingly desperate at Loftus Road but QPR have been handed a massive lifeline and the place has absolutely erupted. it's carnage. It's bedlam. It's 1-1."
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Summer Cricket Thread on 16:57 - Apr 13 with 2838 views
In reply to Ireland's 492 all out, Sri Lanka 704/3 declared in a Baz-bally 151 overs. Considering they are 1 up in a two test series, I wonder if they were tempted to go for 1,000? Ireland 54/2 at the close of Day 4.
Ben White 34-1-203-0. He'll always have his maiden.
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Summer Cricket Thread on 14:38 - Apr 27 with 2558 views
Thought I was the only QPR and Kent fan in existence....fantastic.
Totally agree the batting is in place but the bowling has been powderpuff for years and I don't see much change. Gutted that we couldn't get Matt Henry back.
Also nice to see Bilbo actually concentrating on us rather than reverse sweeping some drinks on to the field at some franchise silly cricket league.
Sounds like the opposite of Middlesex in recent years! Bowling unit tends to do well but the batting has been really flaky.
That Middlesex bowling unit doing OK so far today...
Summer Cricket Thread on 13:54 - Apr 27 by MrSheen
In reply to Ireland's 492 all out, Sri Lanka 704/3 declared in a Baz-bally 151 overs. Considering they are 1 up in a two test series, I wonder if they were tempted to go for 1,000? Ireland 54/2 at the close of Day 4.
Ben White 34-1-203-0. He'll always have his maiden.
That's not Bazball, not even 5 runs an over. If that was Bazball then if England had batted for 151 overs I suspect we would be looking at England 1938 v Australia at the Oval proportions of 903-7
Summer Cricket Thread on 21:45 - Apr 29 by thame_hoops
What a days play! Were you by any chance wearing a QPR tracksuit top and cap, in the Allen Stand Middlesex room?
Ha! Was sorting out some stuff in my Mum’s house in Greenford until 1pm and then got a tube up to Lords. Confident of seeing two full sessions as Kent were 98-3 the last time I looked just before lunch. Arrived at the North Gate around 2.20pm and checked the score. 119-9! WTF!
Anyway, had a nice afternoon. Sat in the Edrich stand, isn’t he sun with Middlesex cantering to victory. Was a Rangers supporter the other side of the aisle to me with a QPR carrier bag. He seemed not to want to check his phone so I broke the silence that Unc had scored. Finished the afternoon downing a pint of Guinness watching the groundsmen at work. All very civilised.
Ha! Was sorting out some stuff in my Mum’s house in Greenford until 1pm and then got a tube up to Lords. Confident of seeing two full sessions as Kent were 98-3 the last time I looked just before lunch. Arrived at the North Gate around 2.20pm and checked the score. 119-9! WTF!
Anyway, had a nice afternoon. Sat in the Edrich stand, isn’t he sun with Middlesex cantering to victory. Was a Rangers supporter the other side of the aisle to me with a QPR carrier bag. He seemed not to want to check his phone so I broke the silence that Unc had scored. Finished the afternoon downing a pint of Guinness watching the groundsmen at work. All very civilised.
I think I know who you mean, the guy with the carrier bag. He sits with a couple of other old boys. I was running late, left home and Kent were 2 down, by time I got to Marylebone they were 6 down. It’s always nice to watch the groundsmen (groundspersons?) in the sun with a beer after a victory. Then head to the tavern and see the players
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Summer Cricket Thread on 17:47 - Apr 30 with 2189 views
Now, I am what could generously be called 'awful' (my son is the talent. My main skill is giving him a lift and basically being happy to play whenever needed) but I vow, as Almighty Atheismo is my witness, that this season I will trouble the scorers of the Westmoreland League Division 4!!*
* Division 3 if the First XI is really, and I mean really fücking desperate.
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'What do we want? We don't know! When do we want it? Now!'
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Summer Cricket Thread on 08:32 - May 22 with 1991 views
Now, I am what could generously be called 'awful' (my son is the talent. My main skill is giving him a lift and basically being happy to play whenever needed) but I vow, as Almighty Atheismo is my witness, that this season I will trouble the scorers of the Westmoreland League Division 4!!*
* Division 3 if the First XI is really, and I mean really fücking desperate.
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My son plays cricket and is a decent bowler. I have no sporting ability whatsoever but last year I got to play a couple of games with him for our local Sunday/3rd team.
I only batted once and scored a big fat 0 but really enjoyed it. Hopefully I'll get a couple of more games this year, probably during holiday season when the team are desperate
Extra mature cheddar......a simple cheese for a simple man
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Summer Cricket Thread on 18:46 - May 23 with 1781 views
OK, it's not summer any more but this seemed to me to be the best place to post this.
The game in itself was nothing special - although Sodhi bowled a great spell - but there is an unusual incident which starts at about 8 minutes 15 seconds into the video:
"Things had started becoming increasingly desperate at Loftus Road but QPR have been handed a massive lifeline and the place has absolutely erupted. it's carnage. It's bedlam. It's 1-1."
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Summer Cricket Thread on 10:46 - Nov 25 with 876 views
I know there are quite a few county fans on here and I am a Middlesex member, fixtures came out Thursday and Middlesex will be playing 2 home T-20 blast games at Chelmsford because they are skint. They cannot afford to set up and dismantle stands at out grounds because the games are six weeks apart. Awful for the members.
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Summer Cricket Thread on 14:17 - Nov 25 with 824 views
Summer Cricket Thread on 10:46 - Nov 25 by thame_hoops
I know there are quite a few county fans on here and I am a Middlesex member, fixtures came out Thursday and Middlesex will be playing 2 home T-20 blast games at Chelmsford because they are skint. They cannot afford to set up and dismantle stands at out grounds because the games are six weeks apart. Awful for the members.
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Middlesex are being ran shockingly at the moment. Washing dirty laundry in public recently over legal action and now this. I feel for you I must say
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Summer Cricket Thread on 20:33 - Dec 16 with 722 views
Anyone else spotted the guy in the dennis and menace R’s shirt in Grenada for the West Indies vs England T20? He looks a bit like Tony Fernandez from a distance😁
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Summer Cricket Thread on 23:46 - Dec 16 with 661 views
Summer Cricket Thread on 20:33 - Dec 16 by thame_hoops
Anyone else spotted the guy in the dennis and menace R’s shirt in Grenada for the West Indies vs England T20? He looks a bit like Tony Fernandez from a distance😁
Spotted him towards the end of the 16th over, exactly what Mrs Nombre said - Fernandes!
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Summer Cricket Thread on 14:41 - Mar 25 with 324 views
"Things had started becoming increasingly desperate at Loftus Road but QPR have been handed a massive lifeline and the place has absolutely erupted. it's carnage. It's bedlam. It's 1-1."
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