How's Your Season Going? CW Cricket Diary

I dont know why i'm even bothering to type this. Absolutly abysmal performance by the team, though i did alright personally. we made 54 all out!!!, and they made that only 2 down. I took 1-18 off 6 overs, bowled 5 wides i think though which was disapointing.

Looking forward to my first net in a couple of weeks later on today. Just had a few practice balls out the back at work and all seems to still be working.

good luck robbie 

Originally posted by ANIL KUMBLE Today was unbelievable after the 1st week was washed out we had to play a 24/24 over game. We where 21/2 after 10 overs at one point but how middle order played aggressivley to take us to a fairly good total of 149-4 (24). We smashed 120 runs off the last 11 overs.   In reply we got two quick wickets after a strong partnership they where 2/30 odd. But then heavy rain stopped play for 5 minutes we were so determined to win cause we needed to win to make the finals. We came back out onto the field and 1 over later it started pouring again. Luckily it didn't last long once again we came back out and the batsman where scoring runs all over the place. We finally got the breakthrough and from there on we got wickets. There last batsman comes out at about 9/117 they need 33 from 30.   Two good overs and they still needed 25 from 18, then I was called on to the final over in wet conditions the ball wouldn't turn. When they yelled out youse need 17 to win I was shaking. My team-mate was given me advise on where to pitch it. I bowled a fullish length and the tail ender pulled me for 4. I really started shaking next ball they run 2 followed by another 2.   They need 9 from 3 balls. I bowled another fullish length delivery although it didn't feel right coming out of the hand when I bowled batsman missed it pass the keeper for 1 bye. He then controversially walked off and we were all wondering whats he doing one of our players quickly chucked the pads on. 8 runs from 2 balls I was feeling the pressure. I bowled a full length delivery on the off stump batsman drives it straight to silly mid on throw to the bowlers end I RAN HIM OUT!!! Amazing moment it was we all jumped in excitement. We won by 7 runs and now into the finals but I never want to bowl the last over of a match again.   That adds to my other victorious moment of when I came in at 8-120 with 20 runs needed and made 1 from 25 thats right up there with that moment. IM PUMPED!!!!!

Great stuff. However, your captain should have kept a pace bowler for the last over, thats useful when restricting runs. Tell us how you get on in the finals.

I dont brag. You can check all my posts and I rarely say anything good about what I've done. I prefer to tell people of my mistakes than of my successes. It's better for everyone. However, I get your point, nobody likes reading about people scoring centuries and taking loads of wickets, they like reading about people overcoming obstacles and working on simple things in nets.

I have always found self assesment can be quite different to how others view things.

did pretty well at fie things batted well also got a good cut shot and bowled amazing

well my training was some sort of nightmare, once again I bowled awfully. I only took two wickets. Nothing was coming out right. My batting against the seniors was comical. A guy who was deceptively quick at about 70 mph bowled a perfect length, I went on the back foot, it stayed low and actually broke the stump, debris was flying everywhere. My batting against the juniors was godly though. I was only out once and that was because my bat got stuck in my hand when the guy bowled a yorker. (no really ) However, I noticed that whenever I came out of batting I bowled badly because of my sweaty fingers so I will bat last next time.

My net wasn't ideal yesterday. I was first up to face the bowling machine, but that wasn't working and it took a while to get it working, so I had to make do with some throwdowns, although I did get some benefit by targeting 2 specific shots; the pickup slog over midwicket which was fine, and the square cut, which for some reason I hit miles in front of square (I like to kid myself that this is because I see it so quickly and am on to it in a flash but probably has more to do with incorrect body position).

I didn't have problems with my bowling action this week which was a relief, and had a reasonable groove going - every week people comment on how much I am swinging it which can't be bad using tatty old net balls indoors.

Originally posted by Smack Originally posted by RightHandBat Originally posted by Smack This has just turned into a bragging contest   Credit to those who actually give an honest assessment. Might wanna read the title of the thread. 'How's your season going?'. Obviously you're going to read people's success and failures. Precisely, so surely giving a balanced account of your successes and failures is what the thread is about and not just your successes. It also says in the title "CW Cricket Diary", which would demand honest self criticisms and facing up to one's own problems.   Perhaps the handful of people who are bragging are too young and not yet mature enough to know that you must identify your own mistakes and work on them in order to maximize your potential.

I agree, good post

New here ... but I'll give you a quick rundown of the season for the Revesby Worker's B Reserves:

Bit of background first .... last 2 seasons we've finished 2nd last ... enough said.

This season we've managed to find some decent batsmen & that has seen us able to chase down & set some very challenging totals. Our bowling attack has always been strong, so with runs on the board we've been quite hard to beat.
Managed to finish the regular season in 2nd place this time around!!!
We're in the Semi's against Panania with a spot in the Final on the line.

betted solidly in nets today. only lost my wicket once to an offie who bowled it so it hit my pads 2 feet down the leg side, it then rebounded off my pads on to the stumps. The bowler found that funny . Once again my bowling was so so. A couple were really good but once again, no consistency. However, I've been steadily improving and by June I think I'll be good.

When you're in the nets, you should be valuing your wicket highly. The habits you develop in the nets will follow you into your games.

had a net yesterday, and after bowling the best i ever have for the 2 weeks before, i was hoping/expecting to carry on doing really well.

I bowled really well today, I'm so glad to have discovered my form. It was like a whole new experience to be taking regular wickets and bowlin g it on leg stump a lot. I got 2 bowls, 7 stumpings and god knows how many catches. I knew I could do it.

My batting was alright, I only got out once in an hour of batting andit was an attempted slog with a few balls left to play. I wasn't moving my feet much at all and that is something I am going to work on. I actually batted best against the 70mph bowlers. I was cutting and driving them well. Overall, it was a great day for me that has inspired me to try harder and harder to move my spin bowling from good to great.