Para District Cricket Association 2012/13

[MadMax]

Haha fair enough lol

[SmithyOTH]

its nice to follow a topic on here where people aren't bagging one another lol.

i remember as a youngster facing waterhouse, the keeper was pretty well on the boundary. His bounce was pretty stupid.

i only faced Glen North in his grade 1 twilight years but was still sharp.

Jones was quick too, funny how such a big fast bowler can be so soft tho. The amount of times that guy took him self off the ground injured when he was getting hit around was laughable.

[norm11]

its nice to follow a topic on here where people aren't bagging one another lol.

i remember as a youngster facing waterhouse, the keeper was pretty well on the boundary. His bounce was pretty stupid.

i only faced Glen North in his grade 1 twilight years but was still sharp.

Jones was quick too, funny how such a big fast bowler can be so soft tho. The amount of times that guy took him self off the ground injured when he was getting hit around was laughable.

Oh I thought he only did that when we played against him

[SmithyOTH]

its nice to follow a topic on here where people aren't bagging one another lol.

i remember as a youngster facing waterhouse, the keeper was pretty well on the boundary. His bounce was pretty stupid.

i only faced Glen North in his grade 1 twilight years but was still sharp.

Jones was quick too, funny how such a big fast bowler can be so soft tho. The amount of times that guy took him self off the ground injured when he was getting hit around was laughable.

Oh I thought he only did that when we played against him

i remember one game where i straight drove him and he went to stop it and it completely missed his hand, then he went off the ground saying it hurt his hand. Went off for a completely different thing that game as well. The one dayer later in the year he did the same thing. The funny thing was is that the guys in our side said before the game that it would happen haha

[SmithyOTH]

Lee rabbit ratclife off his long run was one of the fastest I faced back in the day as well as north and Kevin Thomas

i remember facing ratters off the long run in the dark. It was rather enjoyable........ You were at the other end. Cliffo was cleaned bowled with out even moving, he didn't realise ratters let go of the ball lol

[Wizard of Oz]

Smithy did you play that game up at your ground against Salisbury West when Rocco and Miles bowled about 15 of the sharpest overs in tandem at the end of the day you'll ever see ??

I've never seen so many blokes scurry to put the tracksuit pants on and want to do square leg to not have to pad up.

[whufc]

its nice to follow a topic on here where people aren't bagging one another lol.

i remember as a youngster facing waterhouse, the keeper was pretty well on the boundary. His bounce was pretty stupid.

i only faced Glen North in his grade 1 twilight years but was still sharp.

Jones was quick too, funny how such a big fast bowler can be so soft tho. The amount of times that guy took him self off the ground injured when he was getting hit around was laughable.

Oh I thought he only did that when we played against him

i remember one game where i straight drove him and he went to stop it and it completely missed his hand, then he went off the ground saying it hurt his hand. Went off for a completely different thing that game as well. The one dayer later in the year he did the same thing. The funny thing was is that the guys in our side said before the game that it would happen haha

Everytime we played them it was always his back but i wasnt complaining.

I remember facing him once and i had Roy Laird in my ear going on about getting forward to the ball. Remembering im only tiny and was a teeny bopper so nearly every ball he bowled was short.

I snicked two in a row through slips for four and Jonesey has run down the wicket and whispers to me that his not mucking around anymore just cause im a kid doesnt mean he isnt gonna bounce me. Steam was coming out his ears big time.

Meanwhile Lairdy is in the slips continuing to yelling out, that he dares me to get forward to ball etc etc. I turn around as Jonesey goes back to his mark and says to Lairdy, not only will i get forward to the ball no matter where it goes im gonna raise the arms and let it go. Lairdy gives me the your a f**ken idiot.

Jonsey comes steaming in lets go and bang i take the biggest step forward of my life, raise the bat and.................................................................................................................................................................
i think he thought he was bowling to Curtly Ambrose, the ball literally goes a foot over the top of my raised bat, over the keeper and halfway on to the Argana Park junior football over.

Went home and washed my jocks three times to clean them properly.

[duck-mann]

im gonna raise the arms and let it go

Sign of a good batsman that ;-) not too many know how to, or are willing to, let a ball go.... Nice to see you judged the ball on merit and left it alone

[SmithyOTH]

Smithy did you play that game up at your ground against Salisbury West when Rocco and Miles bowled about 15 of the sharpest overs in tandem at the end of the day you'll ever see ??

I've never seen so many blokes scurry to put the tracksuit pants on and want to do square leg to not have to pad up.

Milo is another guy that was sharp off the long run back at westies.

Oz was this the game when both Mcnair and Rogers played. I think they both made 2 ducks each on the same day......

[Wizard of Oz]

Smithy did you play that game up at your ground against Salisbury West when Rocco and Miles bowled about 15 of the sharpest overs in tandem at the end of the day you'll ever see ??

I've never seen so many blokes scurry to put the tracksuit pants on and want to do square leg to not have to pad up.

Milo is another guy that was sharp off the long run back at westies.

Oz was this the game when both Mcnair and Rogers played. I think they both made 2 ducks each on the same day......

Correct weight.

We got the outright and those chaps made pairs.

Miles was another rhythm bowler...but when it was right, he was rapid.

[Phantom Gossiper]

Correct weight.

We got the outright and those chaps made pairs, bit like the two openers from my 3rd A grade game at 14

Miles was another rhythm bowler...but when it was right, he was rapid.

Reminds me of my 4th game of A grade when I was 14 yrs old

Edited for accuracy!

[Wizard of Oz]

Correct weight.

We got the outright and those chaps made pairs, bit like the two openers from my 3rd A grade game at 14

Miles was another rhythm bowler...but when it was right, he was rapid.

Reminds me of my 4th game of A grade when I was 14 yrs old

Edited for accuracy!

Its only been3 posts !!! Get it rihgtt !

[fineleg2fineleg]

So where have all the quick men gone? I hear all the stories about how bowlers of yesteryear were this quick and that quick and that todays bowlers are nowhere near the pace. Why is there no quickies around like there was 15 or 20 years ago?

[whufc]

So where have all the quick men gone? I hear all the stories about how bowlers of yesteryear were this quick and that quick and that todays bowlers are nowhere near the pace. Why is there no quickies around like there was 15 or 20 years ago?

Working, playing Xbox from a young age, alot more to do as a teenager these days

[SmithyOTH]

So where have all the quick men gone? I hear all the stories about how bowlers of yesteryear were this quick and that quick and that todays bowlers are nowhere near the pace. Why is there no quickies around like there was 15 or 20 years ago?

TBH i think young bowlers these days head straight out to a turf comp or a district club once they realise they have some talent. Para districts is a great place to play cricket but your probably not going to go to far or test your self playing here.

I think coin has a fair bit to do with it as well. Turf clubs throw that much money around its unbelievable where as many clubs in para districts cant afford to do that.

[Merki the God]

Just remember guys, you play on concrete. Anyone can bowl fast on concrete!!

[Phantom Gossiper]

Im not sure what the excitement is with Express bowlers and lack thereof.. there are plenty of bowlers running around that would have success back in the day simply because they consistently hit good areas, and bit of movement through the air will always get batsmen thinking.

[whufc]

Im not sure what the excitement is with Express bowlers and lack thereof.. there are plenty of bowlers running around that would have success back in the day simply because they consistently hit good areas, and bit of movement through the air will always get batsmen thinking.

Yeah but as a batsmen nothing get the adrenaline going like facing a real real quick bowler.

It's arguably the biggest challenge for any batsmen.

[Phantom Gossiper]

It's arguably the biggest challenge for any batsmen.

You obviously haven't faced me

[whufc]

It's arguably the biggest challenge for any batsmen.

You obviously haven't faced me

Yeah but in fairness there is not many spin bowlers in para district like you who spin a ball more than Colin Miller