Getting a bit macked off with this season already. First the weather is more than a bit tiresome. Now my WIFE has had the poor grace to go to hospital on Wednesday with a pain, then ended up having an emergency appendix op yesterday, meaning no cricket for me last Wednesday AND tomorrow as I...
Thoroughly enjoyed my game at The Ring in Earlswood on Saturday. We came second but it was fun. I took two catches at mid off to remove both the openers, one of them one-handed, which raised some chuckles. I then had an infuriating time of it as opener, where I did all the hard work seeing...
You're not wrong, although in the past the wicket has been somewhat ill-prepared. Last weekend it was an absolute road apparently so it's obviously OK at the moment, but I remember watching my son play there a decade ago and it was like bowling on a trampoline.
The only Top Deck cricket advert...
It certainly is. Beautiful view too, and five mins from my door. Fast turning back into one of my happy places (I was a member a decade ago and have just returned this season).
However I'll be playing at our second ground for this fixture, The Ring in Earlswood.
Merstham CC 4s v Trinity Mid-Whitgiftian CC for me tomorrow (weather permitting) in a friendly.
We've already beaten them in our Division 6 East Surrey league fixture a couple of weeks ago. Looking forward to it.
At least @hans kraay fan club got a game. I was all set, checked my phone 5 mins before setting off, only to find the oppo (Old Dorkingians) had cancelled 15 minutes before we were due to meet. Poor show IMO. Day spent gardening instead. Shite.
I made my finest ever innings at Rottingdean when I was 14. Came in at 5 for 3 playing for St .James" (a club between Keymer and Ditchling), and scored 53 before being bowled last ball of the 20 overs when we were 78/8. I then took FOUR catches in the field.
I was then pushed up the order to...