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A view from the boundary - off-topic discussion

Beasty

A lot of forums have an off-topic thread, so I thought I would start one here.

If you have something that perhaps doesn't warrant a thread of its own, post it here (maybe your own latest exploits - 6 sixes in an over - that sort of thing;)), or perhaps the odd cricketing anecdote (I know, there are so many) along with anything that may perhaps only have a relatively tenuous link to cricket but you feel you want to share it here

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Tom Mann Centuria

HonalD wrote: »

http://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1124714/are-t20-leagues-making-money

Interesting article. International T10 is starting in UAE in late December with Eoin Morgan captaining a team. That's as far away from being selected by England for the Ashes as you can get!

Shame because he'd be no worse than what dross the middle order had been serving up for large parts of the summer.

Tom Mann Centuria

Unbelievable catch in the Big Bash today.

https://twitter.com/BBL/status/955403552888832005

Beasty

Would have preferred it if he had got up off the floor and made the second catch himself!

T20 has brought a new dimension to catching though, and I've seen similar catches where the guy throws the ball up as he goes over the rope to come back into play and complete the catch. I'd never seen anything like that until the past couple of years or so

Mysterypunter

Mad under 19 game last night, Australia 127 all out. England 96 all out. Aussie leg spinner took 8-35, top score in each innings was 58. England were 47-0.

Tom Mann Centuria

Winners of the most obvious fixers competition?

https://twitter.com/TheCricketPaper/status/958409362804019200

BBDBB

That’s as blatant as you get for that level of cricket, just throwing their wickets away
Disgraceful and really sad to see

HonalD

Seemingly it was an "unapproved tournament" which was not registered with the local cricket board (e.g. Cricket Leinster etc.) It was a privately run tournament and was telecast on Neo Sports in India and elsewhere and that's how there is footage of it.

TrueDub

HonalD wrote: »

Seemingly it was an "unapproved tournament" which was not registered with the local cricket board (e.g. Cricket Leinster etc.) It was a privately run tournament and was telecast on Neo Sports in India and elsewhere and that's how there is footage of it.

It's a bit harsh to blame Cricket Leinster for this! I know they have their problems, but I don't see what they could do about this.

(for the hard-of-sarcasm).

Tom Mann Centuria

As has been commented on in the tweet, not a bad knock even at that age group. Possibly a slight mismatch.

https://twitter.com/GlobalCricketer/status/962770581346234370

Beasty

Well at least they made a bit more of an effort in the 2nd innings

:pac:

BBDBB

a great knock, poor sportsmanship in kids cricket

Tom Mann Centuria

BBDBB wrote: »

a great knock, poor sportsmanship in kids cricket

Yeah, shame the teacher didn't act more responsibly. Could easily declare at three or four hundred. I imagine it was pretty soul destroying for the lads chasing the ball around.

Beasty

BBDBB wrote: »

a great knock, poor sportsmanship in kids cricket

Not sure - if you had a chance to make your first 1,000 run knock you might want to give it a go (I know I would, but then again getting into 2 figures was definitely a challenge for me!), particularly as time does not seem to have been an issue

BBDBB

Indeed and pretty boring for his teammates too

BBDBB

Beasty wrote: »

Not sure - if you had a chance to make your first 1,000 run knock you might want to give it a go (I know I would, but then again getting into 2 figures was definitely a challenge for me!), particularly as time does not seem to have been an issue

To be honest Beasty Id argue the "chance" to get over a double century was pure indulgence at best let alone 5 times that.

Great we get it, you can bat, well done, what about the rest of the team? or the spectators, most likely parents and classmates of the losing team. Was it really worth rubbing their faces in it, is a question I think a fair one to level at an under 16 cricket match.

Tom Mann Centuria

Any excuse for this clip.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2x_DI7tzNQ

BBDBB

lol, thats the clip I immediately thought of

Skid X

Beasty wrote: »

Well at least they made a bit more of an effort in the 2nd innings

:pac:

Of that 52 all out, 42 came from a spirited 8th wicket partnership. Alas, Arya Gurukul were batting a man short in the second innings who might have made all the difference!

http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/958395/scorecard/958397/KC-Gandhi-English-School-vs-Arya-Gurukul-(CBSE)--Bhandari-Cup

TrueDub

BBDBB wrote: »

To be honest Beasty Id argue the "chance" to get over a double century was pure indulgence at best let alone 5 times that.

Great we get it, you can bat, well done, what about the rest of the team? or the spectators, most likely parents and classmates of the losing team. Was it really worth rubbing their faces in it, is a question I think a fair one to level at an under 16 cricket match.

Agree 100%.

From my understanding of the match, the opposition consisted mainly of 13- and 14-year-olds, playing just to make up the numbers. I don't see the attraction of flaying them to all parts, and I completely agree that the teachers/coaches should have stepped in.

Tom Mann Centuria

Made me chuckle.
https://twitter.com/regionalindie/status/977265663277502466?s=19

Beasty

What a sensational T20 match that was. Reduced to 14 overs Lancs 175-2, Yorks fall one run short. May be disappointed with the result, but the match was fantastic nonetheless

BBDBB

damn, I was invited to go to that, (as designated driver!) so I made my excuses and chose not to

sometimes Im a real dope

Tom Mann Centuria

Northants failed to defend 231 in twenty overs. Managed a draw though, which was their first point of the tournament. We really are dreadful this year, even by our usual standards, and t20 is usually the bright spot in our year.

Bowlers are all medium pace trundlers and we're getting found out, plus injuries, plus a captain who's lost the plot, last game before last night, the only bowler who was going for less than ten an over was the only one who didn't bowl out.

Slim Charles

Bairstow ticking along nicely for Yorkshire today. Great to have Williamson back, his 1 run over two innings could be the difference....

spud06

Gotta say surrey look very very good in the county championship at the moment. Yorkshire with the players they have should be doing better

[Deleted User]

Ye should just make a county cricket thread lads, might get more posts then too

Tom Mann Centuria

riffmongous wrote: »

Ye should just make a county cricket thread lads, might get more posts then too

Good idea, though the season is a good way through (or already over if you're Northants).

Done: https://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057895291/1/#post107615382

Squatter

Beasty wrote: »

What a sensational T20 match that was. Reduced to 14 overs Lancs 175-2, Yorks fall one run short. May be disappointed with the result, but the match was fantastic nonetheless

Patto's drop of Liam Livingstone proved crucial. And it was definitely his catch!

Still, we stuffed them in the 4 day game. (At least it should have been a 4 day game but finished before lunch on day 3!)

Skid X

Poor form, the bowler is well out of order

You're on 98 and your team needs two runs for victory. A maiden century is yours for the taking.

Or is it?

Club cricketer Jay Darrell found himself in exactly that situation on Saturday - and what happened next has caused a fair bit of controversy in the Somerset Cricket League.

Instead of delivering the ball, a Purnell Cricket Club bowler chose to send it to the boundary to give away four runs and one for the no-ball - thus denying Minehead batsman Darrell his century.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/45075013

Mysterypunter

Skid X wrote: »

Poor form, the bowler is well out of order

https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/45075013

Club cricket is full of self important idiots, not surprising really, 99% of players are not self important idiots, but the 1% ruin it