I am involved with a local club.I'm married to the groundsman and
I do most things for the club except play! I would be interested to hear
from anyone who is involved in the running of a club and also what your thoughts are on the England players! Has anyone got any ideas what can be done!! :wink:

What club are you a member of?

As for England - we need a miracle if we're going to win these 1 day matches. I personally don't hold much hope. The team seems to be very random with its skills!

Where are all the British asian players? I think cricket in England would be a lot better if the MCC etc. weren't so racist. They pretend not to be, but they still are :(

I pesonally have not come across any racism.We have played many clubs whose players are asian but I can't comment about MCC I don't know any
of the members.Sometimes race has nothing to to with it.Alot of the time
I think its a clash of personalities. :(

What club are you a member of Tricia?

Our club is Bradfield Cricket Club.
:D

Is there a women's team there?

Not Yet!! :D

Why is it that England are good one minute and terrible the next? Any suggestions...?

Is Cricket a sport? :D

oh, I read a little article about you, Tricia, in the Bradfield CC anniversary yearbook thingy! (one of your now deceased members Jack Bell, lived next door to my mum and his son showed us the book)

My Dad, watches the sport whenever he can, especially when the West Indies team play. I personally cannot figure the sport out, but suprise, suprise it's becoming a very popular pastime just like soccer in the US and Canada.

Why, who knows. Maybe, it's the fact that it's a fast paced game and no gloves are used.

:lol:

G'day all!
Just thought that I'd answer your question(s) about why England will not be a major force in world cricket - in either forms of the game - in the foreseeable future...it is quite simple!
The english domestic game is not up to scratch! There is far too much of it at an unexceptable intensity level! There is no passion in the domestic game!
In Australia, I notice when I was growing up there, that the domestic game is played at such a high intensity that the players have to raise their level from grade cricket to State domestic games...you have 17-18 year olds giving their utmost playing grade cricket - despite the fact that 99% of them will not make the State team let alone country. Yet they play at a higher intensity, with more passion, than pro-cricketers in the UK do.
The game is full of 30+ year-old players that will never play for England - get rid of them. Another problem is their is too much of a 'knee-jerk' reaction to defeat...straight away people/pundits want to see 19/20/21 year-olds playing international cricket after playing a handful of substandard domestic games! It's absurd!
It has been shown by Australia that players reach their prime at about 26-27 years-old - by which time an Australian cricketer has played 50+ State games at a high skill level and they are more eased into the international frame after proving themselves in the domestic scene.
English criket needs to look long and hard about the quantity and most of all QUALITY of the cricket it plays domestically before it can even begin to contemplate making it on the 'big' stage.
It's no use trying to build a skyscraper without any foundations...because during the storm it will fall with an almighty BUMP!

Let me know if you agree/disagree with my views...

8) Banana_Bender 8)

Can I let you know when I agree? :D

Hi there!!

I agree with most of what you say.

I believe that in this country the government do not allow schools enough money to start cricket at an early age .
Our club juniors start at about 9yrs.
There is the Qwik Cricket played in schools and it is quite competitive
but it is very tame ( played with soft ball)!
I think that the older players should step aside and let the younger ones play.But they are reluctant to admit they are old!

Of course another advantage of Australia and other countries we compete against they have the weather to enable the sport to be played outside all year. This must be an advantage over indoor nets!!!

I don't think cricket appeals to enough young people, thats why there are so many older players still in the game. I'm all for encouraging more school kids to participate, only then will there be more competitive interest in cricket, but as Tricia say's our weather certainly does'nt help.
I would like to see Yorkshire find a new ground in Sheffield, it's 30 years since they stopped playing at Bramall Lane (Abbeydale Park was never a replacement venue !) and a big loss to a city this size.

Originally posted by "WISH3096"

My Dad, watches the sport whenever he can, especially when the West Indies team play. I personally cannot figure the sport out, but suprise, suprise it's becoming a very popular pastime just like soccer in the US and Canada.

Why, who knows. Maybe, it's the fact that it's a fast paced game and no gloves are used.

:lol:

The West Indies team seems to have gone backwards as well, I mean the reason been is because in the olden days the guys only had cricket as a way out but these days football is probably the more preferred option. I don't know what Englands excuse is for sucking though!

Abbeydale is not central enough.Bramhall lane has a great history of cricket.My father in law, Bernard Wragg, was a great cricketer at Bramhall Lane.He first played there in his teens he is now 78 years old and only finished playing cricket 16 years ago.!!! :D

Hi forum...

I moved to Birdwell recently (between Sheffield and Barnsley) and I'm looking for a new club for Sunday matches in or around Sheffield.
I'm playing in the Huddersfield league div 1 on Sats, and am looking to play a similar or higher standard on Sundays.
Bowl leggies, and bat 6/7.

Any suggestions...?

Cheers

Matt

hello everyone!

The cricket season has started again and the weather has returned to normal for easter.....cold windy and damp so don't cast off the thermal
underwear yet!!! :(

I think that cricket is taken a little bit too seriously and I was wondering if anyone who plays ,or has played cricket , had any comical experiences to share!!! :D

Eventho i play cricket, had a few comical experiences and heard a few in first class cricket:-

Rod Marsh & Ian Botham
Its become something of a traditional greeting, but cricket folklore insists
that it was when Botham took guard in an Ashes match, Aussie
wicketkeeper Marsh welcomed him to the wicket with the immortal words:

"So how's your wife, and my kids?"

Glenn McGrath & Eddo Brandes
Its very possibly the greatest story about biscuits ever told.
After the Zimbabwe number eleven played and missed at a McGrath delivery, the Aussie bowler wandered up the wicket and politely enquired:

'Oi, Brandes, why are you so fat ?'

'Cos every time I **** your wife she gives me a biscuit' replied Brandes.

Apparently, even the Aussie slips cordon was reduced to tears of laughter.


Robin Smith & Merv Hughes
Arguably the most famous batsman/bowler conversation in the history of cricket is this exchange during the 1989 Lord's Test between England and Australia:

Merv Hughes [to Robin Smith after the England batsman had played and missed]: 'You can't ******* bat, mate'

Smith [to Hughes after smacking the next ball to the boundary]: "Hey Merv, we make a fine pair. I can't ******* bat and you can't ******* bowl."

Viv Richards & Greg Thomas
Vivs famous exchange with Glamorgan bowler Greg Thomas when he was playing for Somerset.
After going past the outside edge with a couple of deliveries, Thomas told Richards: 'It's red, round and weighs about five ounces'

Unfortunately for Thomas, the next ball was in the 'slot' and Richards hammered it out of the ground and into a river.

At which point Viv piped up: 'Greg, you know what it looks like. Now go and find it'

And, if that wasn't enough, Richards then went on to hit 140 in 75 minutes.

Hope that puts a smile on ur face
It certainly did on mine