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Your Cricket Season
- Thread starter Neil Pickup
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YorksLanka
International Debutant
three games in so far with three wins..poor start from me tho, 4, 17 and 4..disappointing as got myself out in all three rather than being got out(if you know what I mean), felt very comfortable in all three innings and should have done better(story of my life lol)
YorksLanka
International Debutant
another win today in the seconds, we bowled them out for 67 so with rain approaching we decided to get pinch hitters in to finish it quickly-which they did, 9 overs..personally, didn't get a bat or bowl but took a cracking catch..cup match tomorrow so lets see..
Cabinet96
Global Moderator
Tbf, I only batted in two of those. First game pretty much was out slogging and second game I just got out in a ridiculous way early. Haven't even bowled badly. 8 overs for 18 in a 40 over game today.
Hurricane
Hall of Fame Member
I am in grid lock so I am going to pass the time by posting on how to score a lower grade century.
I have done it three times in my life and had a 98. The 98 was gutting. Some mongrel shouted out my score when I was on 91 and it got to me so tip # 1 is don't ask your score and don't count your runs unless you have nerves of steel.
#2 start playing your shots earlier in your inning than you normally do. In the lower grades there will be a cap on the number of overs you have up your sleeve. Also getting off to a fast start gets you out of your shell and builds self belief.
The day I scored 98 I was batting quite slowly and then changed my mind because the other batsman was giving it what for.
#3 bat a sustainable pace. Don't try and bat at 12 runs per over even if you are really feeling it. It is not how fast you can bat it is how long can you sustain a fast batting pace for without getting out.
#4 have some rules that work for you. Every good batsman has rules and for you to make a ton you will need some. I have two rules. Firstly if the bowler has bowled 3-4 good nuts to start an over I will concede the over to him and let him have his maiden. I can always get on to him next over. The second rule I have is that unless I have entered the zone I like to block the ball after hitting a four. The benefits of this are twofold. Firstly the bowler will probably bowl a good un as his comeback ball after being hit for a boundary and it stops you getting a rush of blood. Secondly if you can hit a four and the block out the bowlers very best delivery next ball it makes a statement. The bowler always looks flustered when it happens as he knows the best he can do is get a defensive stroke out of you and furthermore he kind of knows that you are blocking him by choice and not by necessity. That is extra demoralising.
#5 after you have pushed the fielders back to the fence in all directions become a run a ball singles merchant. Until you finally get another ball you can put away. There will be a period where you have to be p
atient. Which brings me to my next point.
#6 there will be a testing period. A good bowling spell for example. The best explanation I can give here is mahela in one odi inning. We bowled 4 maidens in a row to him and his batting partner and I thought something has to give here he has to try and break the shackles. But he didn't he let us bowl the four overs and just accepted that Sri Lanka would get a lower score slightly that day and then just started scoring again when he got the chance. I was amazed by him.
#7 know how to bat against good spin. You can not consistently get big scores if you can only score off full tosses and half trackers. You need to be able to score at will against good deliveries. This means using your feet.
#8 reset and refocus at 50 the job is only half done.
I have done it three times in my life and had a 98. The 98 was gutting. Some mongrel shouted out my score when I was on 91 and it got to me so tip # 1 is don't ask your score and don't count your runs unless you have nerves of steel.
#2 start playing your shots earlier in your inning than you normally do. In the lower grades there will be a cap on the number of overs you have up your sleeve. Also getting off to a fast start gets you out of your shell and builds self belief.
The day I scored 98 I was batting quite slowly and then changed my mind because the other batsman was giving it what for.
#3 bat a sustainable pace. Don't try and bat at 12 runs per over even if you are really feeling it. It is not how fast you can bat it is how long can you sustain a fast batting pace for without getting out.
#4 have some rules that work for you. Every good batsman has rules and for you to make a ton you will need some. I have two rules. Firstly if the bowler has bowled 3-4 good nuts to start an over I will concede the over to him and let him have his maiden. I can always get on to him next over. The second rule I have is that unless I have entered the zone I like to block the ball after hitting a four. The benefits of this are twofold. Firstly the bowler will probably bowl a good un as his comeback ball after being hit for a boundary and it stops you getting a rush of blood. Secondly if you can hit a four and the block out the bowlers very best delivery next ball it makes a statement. The bowler always looks flustered when it happens as he knows the best he can do is get a defensive stroke out of you and furthermore he kind of knows that you are blocking him by choice and not by necessity. That is extra demoralising.
#5 after you have pushed the fielders back to the fence in all directions become a run a ball singles merchant. Until you finally get another ball you can put away. There will be a period where you have to be p
atient. Which brings me to my next point.
#6 there will be a testing period. A good bowling spell for example. The best explanation I can give here is mahela in one odi inning. We bowled 4 maidens in a row to him and his batting partner and I thought something has to give here he has to try and break the shackles. But he didn't he let us bowl the four overs and just accepted that Sri Lanka would get a lower score slightly that day and then just started scoring again when he got the chance. I was amazed by him.
#7 know how to bat against good spin. You can not consistently get big scores if you can only score off full tosses and half trackers. You need to be able to score at will against good deliveries. This means using your feet.
#8 reset and refocus at 50 the job is only half done.
One of the guys in my team can't help but count his runs. And the worst I've ever see him do with it is to be one off (and I think we found we were missing run in the scorebook later on anyway, so he was right). I then started doing it towards the back end of the season, and I found it actually helped me concentrate -- by trying to hold that count in my head for the entire innings, it helped stop me from overthinking things too much, I guess.