[Jigga988]

Interesting thread... Played three league matches so far this season (I'm an opening bowler and a number 8) We play timed games - max 52 overs first innings then 20 overs are bowled after six pm for the second innings

First game we bowled our opposition out for 70 odd and our openers chased it in around 15 overs, and had our tea afterwards... Took a couple wickets without bowling that well, weak opposition tbh

Second game we bowled our opposition out for under 100 again, I took one wicket first up, but our spinners shared eight wickets... For the second game in a row, the openers chased it down in quick time

The third game realised fears that our side had by the fact that only the openers had recieved a bat in the past two games, I forgot my spikes (criminal) and had only bought slippers, I borrowed someone's trainers but I'm a size 12 and my mates was a size 10, after one over the pain was pretty bad, so I stopped bowling and fielded for 50 overs as our opposition made 180/9... That's a pretty standard chase for our side, but when both openers were out gloving down legside, our batting was finally tested, and we very much failed. We were 10/5 when I was given a chance at seven. I negotiated the opening bowlers, who were impressive (an essex 16yr old included) then a leg spinner came on, first ball I faced, lunged forward, it caught an inside edge and bounced on to my pad and I was caught at short leg... Gutted. First time I've ever got out in that fashion! We ended up being bowled out for 40 odd on a good pitch... Terrible