First game as captain

kuranui · 03-09-2009, 11:24 PM

hi all,

next tuesday ( its friday today) my school is having cricket team trials, and its generally accepted that i am to be captain of the 2nd's. Now this poses a bit of a problem for me, as i have never captained before, and that weekend we are having a 2 day match against the 1st's.

The 1st's are considerably stronger than us, with having true strike bowlers, very skilled batsman, and the 2nd's are far from their level, with maybe 2 really good batman, and an unbelieveable leg and off spinner. Also no dedicated keeper.

Has anyone got some advice for me as a captain, and how i can make this game not make my team look so bad?

Cheers

jonny1408 · 04-09-2009, 01:24 PM

General tip for captaincy - try stay 2/3 overs ahead of the game regarding bowling changes
Be brave, but not stupid, take risks, try make them calculated risks, you never know one of them might not just pay off

micoach · 11-09-2009, 01:32 AM

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kuranui · 11-09-2009, 11:43 PM

we got smashed today, bowled them out for 215, we got all bowled out for about 60. i got stranded wth no battng partners (came in at 4) and scored 35no

kuranui · 13-09-2009, 12:09 AM

had a huge improvement today. manage to bat it out for the draw. had 1 player get a century, and a another a half century. i batted out 3 and a half hours, holding the team together. Batting like im playing a test is awesome lol

kingkallis · 14-09-2009, 11:45 AM

Thats wonderful. Congrats mate!

Jakester1288 · 14-09-2009, 02:45 PM

Good stuff, how many did you make?

kuranui · 14-09-2009, 09:58 PM

[QUOTE=Jakester1288;2032672]Good stuff, how many did you make?[/QUOTE

35 i think. was blocking pretty much everything on stumps and leaving anything outside off alone, decided that was the way the team needed me to bat to get the draw, and it turned out right.

Athlai · 14-09-2009, 10:29 PM

3 and a half hours? Get him in the Test team.

kuranui · 14-09-2009, 11:19 PM

haha, mate, thats the dream. only 16, so got a fair bit to go

kingkallis · 15-09-2009, 06:51 AM

Dont take it lightly, if you have it in you! I used to play the whole days without giving uo when I was your age.

Nowadays its considred Kallis style so my teammates makes me play SRT style

kuranui · 15-09-2009, 09:51 PM

i got plans to go all the way, i aint givin up anytime soon

chyickenkeev · 27-10-2009, 02:44 PM

mate, i captained a team, in wales

u can imagine the sortof team i had.
out of 11
i had 3 CLUB players.
u need 5 bowlers
im a batsman, IM NOT MEANT TO BOWL
my mate is a bowler, HES MEANT TO BE AT NUMBER 8, HE HAD TO BSAT NUMBER 4 FOR US!

u can see the pikle i was in.

and well done on the success

mind u, we faced teams with regional players, and we did pretty well.

if you want me to elabortate on how i got success out of my team, please tell me before i go on one of my forum rants.

03-09-2009, 11:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
kuranui School Boy/Girl Cricketer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Zealand Posts: 63	First game as captain hi all, next tuesday ( its friday today) my school is having cricket team trials, and its generally accepted that i am to be captain of the 2nd's. Now this poses a bit of a problem for me, as i have never captained before, and that weekend we are having a 2 day match against the 1st's. The 1st's are considerably stronger than us, with having true strike bowlers, very skilled batsman, and the 2nd's are far from their level, with maybe 2 really good batman, and an unbelieveable leg and off spinner. Also no dedicated keeper. Has anyone got some advice for me as a captain, and how i can make this game not make my team look so bad? Cheers

11-09-2009, 01:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
micoach School Boy/Girl Cricketer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: UK Posts: 96	May I humbly recommend my guides to being in charge here: The complete guide to winning the league \| Cricket coaching, fitness and tips The complete guide to cricket field settings \| Cricket coaching, fitness and tips All free of course. __________________ Online coaching at PitchVision Academy

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14-09-2009, 11:19 PM	#10 (permalink)
kuranui School Boy/Girl Cricketer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Zealand Posts: 63	haha, mate, thats the dream. only 16, so got a fair bit to go Last edited by kuranui; 15-09-2009 at 12:14 AM.

27-10-2009, 02:44 PM	#13 (permalink)
chyickenkeev School Boy/Girl Cricketer Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: wales Posts: 62	mate, i captained a team, in wales u can imagine the sortof team i had. out of 11 i had 3 CLUB players. u need 5 bowlers im a batsman, IM NOT MEANT TO BOWL my mate is a bowler, HES MEANT TO BE AT NUMBER 8, HE HAD TO BSAT NUMBER 4 FOR US! u can see the pikle i was in. and well done on the success mind u, we faced teams with regional players, and we did pretty well. if you want me to elabortate on how i got success out of my team, please tell me before i go on one of my forum rants. Last edited by chyickenkeev; 27-10-2009 at 02:49 PM.

04-09-2009, 01:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
jonny1408 School Boy/Girl Captain Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: harrogate UK Posts: 105	General tip for captaincy - try stay 2/3 overs ahead of the game regarding bowling changes Be brave, but not stupid, take risks, try make them calculated risks, you never know one of them might not just pay off

11-09-2009, 11:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
kuranui School Boy/Girl Cricketer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Zealand Posts: 63	we got smashed today, bowled them out for 215, we got all bowled out for about 60. i got stranded wth no battng partners (came in at 4) and scored 35no

13-09-2009, 12:09 AM	#5 (permalink)
kuranui School Boy/Girl Cricketer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Zealand Posts: 63	had a huge improvement today. manage to bat it out for the draw. had 1 player get a century, and a another a half century. i batted out 3 and a half hours, holding the team together. Batting like im playing a test is awesome lol

14-09-2009, 02:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
Jakester1288 International Regular Join Date: May 2008 Location: Afghanistan Posts: 3,533	Good stuff, how many did you make?

14-09-2009, 09:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
kuranui School Boy/Girl Cricketer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Zealand Posts: 63	[QUOTE=Jakester1288;2032672]Good stuff, how many did you make?[/QUOTE 35 i think. was blocking pretty much everything on stumps and leaving anything outside off alone, decided that was the way the team needed me to bat to get the draw, and it turned out right.

15-09-2009, 06:51 AM	#11 (permalink)
kingkallis International Captain Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: India Posts: 5,723	Dont take it lightly, if you have it in you! I used to play the whole days without giving uo when I was your age. Nowadays its considred Kallis style so my teammates makes me play SRT style

15-09-2009, 09:51 PM	#12 (permalink)
kuranui School Boy/Girl Cricketer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Zealand Posts: 63	i got plans to go all the way, i aint givin up anytime soon

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