Real Life Cricket

[KoopKicka]

Jayman, representative team.

well it depends where about your living... lol alot of the clubs are strong, east torrens is dodgy tho  ;D

ahahah I live in Hindmarsh, so Inner West, but dont wanna go to either WT or those Woodville scum.  ;D Their lower teams are so dodgy (u14, u16, u17 etc.)

[PowerBug]

Prospect is pretty good from the people i know that are there.
Kensi is a load of bull.

[Jay]

Tea Tree Gully is a decent club

[KoopKicka]

I got approached by Kesignton actually, their Junior manager saw me at Adelaide High cricket trials three years back ;D

[Jay]

Oh and btw...here is my cricket bio:

Right-handed batsman who bowls a bit of leg spin

Batting: middle-order although it has been suggested that i open...havent got the balls to do that yet tho ;) i am very defensive and go through patches where I struggle to score and lose my wicket playing a silly shot but most of the time im a solid accumulator.......i got chosen for a representativ side a couple of years back, which im quite proud of! Im involved in an academy as well :)

Bowling: i get a lot of turn but struggle to land it in the right areas consistently...had some 1-on-1 coaching with peter mcintyre (played for australia) and im improving :)

[Jay]

I got approached by Kesignton actually, their Junior manager saw me at Adelaide High cricket trials three years back ;D

Good cricket school...

[PowerBug]

No guts to open! :P Gutless. I opena nd i have no footwork lol. May explain why i average 30 and score 30 every week without getitng a duck or a 50 :P

[Jay]

No guts to open! :P Gutless. I opena nd i have no footwork lol. May explain why i average 30 and score 30 every week without getitng a duck or a 50 :P

Too much pressure  :P  plus the old man is games & run record holder for my club and he's an opener, makes it even tougher on me...but i think ive gotta change things up this year and might give opening a shot as i had my worst season ever last year and felt like quitting multiple times so ya never know, opening may be my forte :D

[PowerBug]

I never used to bat at all, i was down at 9 (this is bakc in U13s) then one game in a 2nd innings i got a chance to open, yet to be pushed outta my stop since. One game i asked to bat at 6 (since i'm captain that went ahead easily) but was pushed back to no. 1 once figured no-one else can open.

[Jay]

I never used to bat at all, i was down at 9 (this is bakc in U13s) then one game in a 2nd innings i got a chance to open, yet to be pushed outta my stop since. One game i asked to bat at 6 (since i'm captain that went ahead easily) but was pushed back to no. 1 once figured no-one else can open.

gotta bat where the team needs you most! Well done PB! fyi, i too am a captain  :P

[KoopKicka]

Oh and btw...here is my cricket bio:

Right-handed batsman who bowls a bit of leg spin

Batting: middle-order although it has been suggested that i open...havent got the balls to do that yet tho ;) i am very defensive and go through patches where I struggle to score and lose my wicket playing a silly shot but most of the time im a solid accumulator.......i got chosen for a representativ side a couple of years back, which im quite proud of! Im involved in an academy as well :)

Bowling: i get a lot of turn but struggle to land it in the right areas consistently...had some 1-on-1 coaching with peter mcintyre (played for australia) and im improving :)

wow, very,very simmilar to mine!

Leg-Spinner and RHB, not an allrounder, more of a bowler who can bat. Like a Jason Gillespie  or a Harbhajan Singh

Lower order, usually about 7-8, basically I come in when our team has fallen apart, I score 70 percent of my runs behind the bat. However, I possess a vicious square cut and a decent ability to take batsmen down the ground occasionally. I am a very conserative batsmen. Very simmilar to Ed Cowan in that aspect. It has been suggested a plethora of times I open. But I dont have the balls. :P Ive never been bowled or caught behind. Only caught and run out. I have 3 diamond ducks to my name.
I play with a Screaming Cat bat http://screamingcat.com.au/.

Bowling, Im quite loopy in my bowling style and get taken down the ground a fair bit. I generate a fair bit of turn, which wrist exercises have helped with. I got coaching from Terry Jenner just before he became ill, and that has helped a lot. I get most of my wickets by mistimed shots, however I can deliver one that spins on and one that stays ridiculously low. Im hopeless at the wrong-un. I have a strike rate in the low 20's (yes I worked it out :P)

Fielding, I have cat like reflexes, I usually field close in or at cover, but I can be sent anywhere. Im a very safe pair of hands except in the outfield. I have a very weak but scaringly accurate arm.

and yeah, Jay, currently in yr 10 there. :)

[Jay]

Oh and btw...here is my cricket bio:

Right-handed batsman who bowls a bit of leg spin

Batting: middle-order although it has been suggested that i open...havent got the balls to do that yet tho ;) i am very defensive and go through patches where I struggle to score and lose my wicket playing a silly shot but most of the time im a solid accumulator.......i got chosen for a representativ side a couple of years back, which im quite proud of! Im involved in an academy as well :)

Bowling: i get a lot of turn but struggle to land it in the right areas consistently...had some 1-on-1 coaching with peter mcintyre (played for australia) and im improving :)

wow, very,very simmilar to mine!

Leg-Spinner and RHB, not an allrounder, more of a bowler who can bat. Like a Jason Gillespie  or a Harbhajan Singh

Lower order, usually about 7-8, basically I come in when our team has fallen apart, I score 70 percent of my runs behind the bat. However, I possess a vicious square cut and a decent ability to take batsmen down the ground occasionally. I am a very conserative batsmen. Very simmilar to Ed Cowan in that aspect. It has been suggested a plethora of times I open. But I dont have the balls. :P Ive never been bowled or caught behind. Only caught and run out. I have 3 diamond ducks to my name.
I play with a Screaming Cat bat http://screamingcat.com.au/.

Bowling, Im quite loopy in my bowling style and get taken down the ground a fair bit. I generate a fair bit of turn, which wrist exercises have helped with. I got coaching from Terry Jenner just before he became ill, and that has helped a lot. I get most of my wickets by mistimed shots, however I can deliver one that spins on and one that stays ridiculously low. Im hopeless at the wrong-un. I have a strike rate in the low 20's (yes I worked it out :P)

Fielding, I have cat like reflexes, I usually field close in or at cover, but I can be sent anywhere. Im a very safe pair of hands except in the outfield. I have a very weak but scaringly accurate arm.

and yeah, Jay, currently in yr 10 there. :)

HAHA! wow that is very similar to me! You even added thing in yours that i forgot to put in mine that are identical :D

Well good luck in your cricket KK and remember, school work comes before cricket going into year 11...

[PowerBug]

Does it Jayman?? :( Bummer. :P

[KoopKicka]

ahahah cheers Jay, yeah I know it does. =)

[bomberboy0618]

Oh and btw...here is my cricket bio:

Right-handed batsman who bowls a bit of leg spin

Batting: middle-order although it has been suggested that i open...havent got the balls to do that yet tho ;) i am very defensive and go through patches where I struggle to score and lose my wicket playing a silly shot but most of the time im a solid accumulator.......i got chosen for a representativ side a couple of years back, which im quite proud of! Im involved in an academy as well :)

Bowling: i get a lot of turn but struggle to land it in the right areas consistently...had some 1-on-1 coaching with peter mcintyre (played for australia) and im improving :)

If I managed to land it in the right areas consistently I'd be alright, I can generate decent spin using all 4 fingers (thumb doesn't count) and placing them 1 by 1 one the seam (not all at once).
However I haven't been able to play competively yet so I will realize most likely I'm actually not good.