Moses
Cricket Spectator
hear hear. We schedule our games for low tide - the sand is much harder and flatter below the hide tide mark. Just watch out for stingrays.
An Esky makes a good wicket, plus it keeps your beers cold. Brilliant.
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Beach cricket
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An Esky makes a good wicket, plus it keeps your beers cold. Brilliant.
Majin
International Debutant
Just played some the other day, actually. Found some nice hard sand and got some good bounce with a tennis ball as well.
I played the shot of my life that day, was batting against my friend who has some dodgy Malinga style action and 'cause of all the footwork being attempted the sand around the crease had got churned up a bit so the ball was just dying or going low whenever he bowled it, so for this one ball I decided to stand about two feet further forward than I was already doing, and also had it in my mind to dash down the pitch a bit to try and get bat on ball. So he comes in and bowls his next delivery, I'd already started going down the track and it came out too early and basically bowled a beamer right at my face, and somehow I manged to stop going forward and swerve back and pull it right away perfectly, and then promptly fell on my arse as I followed through with the shot.
I played the shot of my life that day, was batting against my friend who has some dodgy Malinga style action and 'cause of all the footwork being attempted the sand around the crease had got churned up a bit so the ball was just dying or going low whenever he bowled it, so for this one ball I decided to stand about two feet further forward than I was already doing, and also had it in my mind to dash down the pitch a bit to try and get bat on ball. So he comes in and bowls his next delivery, I'd already started going down the track and it came out too early and basically bowled a beamer right at my face, and somehow I manged to stop going forward and swerve back and pull it right away perfectly, and then promptly fell on my arse as I followed through with the shot.
Raptor11
Cricket Spectator
I played beach cricket twice,
I reccomend using a sponge ball for beach play , it is quite bouncy and efficient for the sand.
Once I wacked the ball for six, unfortunately it hit this one guy on the head and he glared at us , I pointed to the wicket keeper and the keeper pointed to the bowler , who just shrugged. The guy threw it back and it came at me and I hit it again for four, it landed just beside the same guy, who said "Are you doing bloody target practice with me??".
I reccomend using a sponge ball for beach play , it is quite bouncy and efficient for the sand.
Once I wacked the ball for six, unfortunately it hit this one guy on the head and he glared at us , I pointed to the wicket keeper and the keeper pointed to the bowler , who just shrugged. The guy threw it back and it came at me and I hit it again for four, it landed just beside the same guy, who said "Are you doing bloody target practice with me??".
headhunter
International Vice-Captain
i kick ass at beach cricket so far this summer iv scover around 160 runs and taken 7 wickets in 2 10 over games!!!
CricketMan01
Cricket Spectator
Yeah great game once i swept it into the sea (great shot my i say
) and it just kept going out and i was able to run 24 before i just lay down and let them get it. I probably could have run 40 put i couldn't be asked to run no more.
) and it just kept going out and i was able to run 24 before i just lay down and let them get it. I probably could have run 40 put i couldn't be asked to run no more.
headhunter
International Vice-Captain
HAHA top shotYeah great game once i swept it into the sea (great shot my i say