Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Wed May 30, 2012 4:19 pm  

John_D wrote:

It's not like it's the full Dutch team either with Alex Kervezee at Worcester and Ryan ten Inches doing his IPL/Essex thang. Hopefully it's a sign of things to come.

yes, thank you John - now, let's change the subject please!

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Thu May 31, 2012 9:42 am  

John_D wrote: Given the avatar, I think due praise should be given to the Netherlands. Beat Lancs and Essex - bundled the men from Chelmsfort out for 112 yesterday - on successive days and top their CB40 group. BOW BEFORE BORREN Bugger off. Was a belting trip, mind. A few photos here if anyone's arsed.

John_D wrote: Given the avatar, I think due praise should be given to the Netherlands. Beat Lancs and Essex - bundled the men from Chelmsfort out for 112 yesterday - on successive days and top their CB40 group. BOW BEFORE BORREN Bugger off. Was a belting trip, mind. A few photos here if anyone's arsed.

[John_D]

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Thu May 31, 2012 11:48 am  

Pietersen has retired from international limited overs cricket!

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Thu May 31, 2012 12:32 pm  

John_D wrote:

Pietersen has retired from international limited overs cricket!

Took his bat home because the ECB, rightly, said he couldn't just play Tests and T20's.
Wonder if he'll still play in the IPL???

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Thu May 31, 2012 12:35 pm  

Ordsall Quays Red wrote:

Took his bat home because the ECB, rightly, said he couldn't just play Tests and T20's.
Wonder if he'll still play in the IPL???

errmm - ££££££££££££$$$$$$$$$$$$€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ s

[John_D]

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Thu May 31, 2012 2:19 pm  

Ordsall Quays Red wrote:

Took his bat home because the ECB, rightly, said he couldn't just play Tests and T20's.
Wonder if he'll still play in the IPL???

Course he'll still play IPL.

Think it's a bit of brinksmanship on his part, but not really sure what he's trying to achieve. The ECB's stance on being available for both short form formats is reasonable - unusually for them - given that there aren't ever long T20I series and tend to be tacked on to the ODIs. It doesn't warrant vastly different squads for the two forms.

But really, complaining about the demands on his body at the age of 32..?? Specious at best - he should be in his prime.

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Thu May 31, 2012 3:12 pm  

John_D wrote:

Course he'll still play IPL.

Think it's a bit of brinksmanship on his part, but not really sure what he's trying to achieve. The ECB's stance on being available for both short form formats is reasonable - unusually for them - given that there aren't ever long T20I series and tend to be tacked on to the ODIs. It doesn't warrant vastly different squads for the two forms.

But really, complaining about the demands on his body at the age of 32..?? Specious at best - he should be in his prime.

when is a batsmans prime ?

maybe his extra caricketing activities are putting more demands on his body ? (jammy git)

when was your prime John ?

I don't think I ever reached mine - if I did it didn't last long.....you see, i've always been a lazy fat slob !

[John_D]

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Thu May 31, 2012 3:50 pm  

sanjunien wrote:

when is a batsmans prime ?

Early to mid-thirties I'd say, peaking around the 32-34 mark. Obviously it's subtly different from person to person.

sanjunien wrote:

maybe his extra caricketing activities are putting more demands on his body ? (jammy git)

*shudder*

sanjunien wrote:

when was your prime John ?

I don't think I ever reached mine - if I did it didn't last long.....you see, i've always been a lazy fat slob !

Not sure I ever had one. I had times when the pain was less intolerable, if that counts.
My last game of cricket was at the age of 23 - Hudds Uni seconds and I never bothered trying to find a club after finishing there - though I carried on playing football until 29, about two years after I should have packed it in as by that point the injuries were already taking their toll. Carrying on those two years has probably done more damage.

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Sat Jun 02, 2012 11:37 am  

Kent beat Warwickshire by 10 wickets in the CB40

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Sun Jun 03, 2012 12:12 pm  

Lancs win a Championship match! Four balls to spare, I don't think my heart could have taken much more...