How hard is opening the batting?

[zaremba]

I've only ever opened the batting twice. Duck first time, and my only ever half century - 78, since you ask - the second time. So it's harder but easier. Or something.

 

[Burgey]

It's pretty rewarding at a personal level to cop a peppering from the new ball but see it off and to have done a job for the team, get to the first drinks break then reassess.

Hard yards and all that.

 

[Jono]

Can't think of many things better in cricket than carrying your bat as well.

 

[GotSpin]

I scored 36 off 36 overs a couple times if that counts when opening

 

[Prince EWS]

Can't think of many things better in cricket than carrying your bat as well.

I carried by bat for 9* once in a one day match. Good times.

 

[Pothas]

One the easiest things I've done in recent years, iirc.

If my memory does not fail me your one innings of note came at about number 6 or 7, a very fine 12 ball duck it was as well.

 

[Pothas]

Anyway think I have achieved a feat that very few of the great openers have. Managed to get myself stumped in the first over, no it was not a spinner, and no the keeper was not standing-up to the stumps.

 

[honestbharani]

I used to bat between 4, 5 and 6 in school days as I was the wicketkeeper as well. Tended to bat through and be not out on a number of occassions, even when I was in during the 5th over of a 30 over game and it always felt so so good. Can only imagine how much better it would be if you opened and went back in not out when your side has been bowled out...


I did open some 6 or 7 times but apart from one good knock of 50+, I never went past 15, I think..

 

[Redbacks]

Anyway think I have achieved a feat that very few of the great openers have. Managed to get myself stumped in the first over, no it was not a spinner, and no the keeper was not standing-up to the stumps.

My friend was facing a spinner in the first over and took a couple paces down the wicket, left the ball as it was wide and got stumped.

 

[Burgey]

Anyway think I have achieved a feat that very few of the great openers have. Managed to get myself stumped in the first over, no it was not a spinner, and no the keeper was not standing-up to the stumps.

I got stumped on 90 odd last year off an opening bowler with the second new ball. Went down the track to nudge a single as the bloke at the other end was ********. I missed it and was too old/ tired/ slow to get back.

 

[Burgey]

My friend was facing a spinner in the first over and took a couple paces down the wicket, left the ball as it was wide and got stumped.

Does he bat in Braille?

 

[Chubb]

Opening the batting is the hardest job in cricket, no matter what the state of the wicket. It's only fun if the opening bowlers are dreadful, and that doesn't happen very often. Don't know about the premise of the original question though. Putting run values on it is difficult.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Disagree. Bowling pace is the hardest job in cricket.

 

[andruid]

Disagree. Bowling pace is the hardest job in cricket.

Legspin is harder.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Difficult, yeah.

Not as "hard".

 

[Lillian Thomson]

 

[Jono]

Why doesn't the little girl get a drink?

 

[MW1304]

Punishment for being a filthy whore.

 

[Neil Pickup]

I've just worked out the relevance of the irrelevant option. I am slow.

 

[Riggins]

marto batted 4 and liked to open in limited overs games, therefore i like to bat 4, and open in l/o. concindentally i promise...!!


edit -

I've just worked out the relevance of the irrelevant option. I am slow.

and i don't get this.