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Slick wrote: Mon Aug 26, 2024 4:12 pm I see young Jacob Bethell is included in the white ball squad.

Interesting lad who I know a bit. His dad sent him away from the West Indies because of the racism in the game over there meaning he wasn't going to get anywhere near the pathways etc. I've seen a few videos of him practising at home from a young age (a friend of mine is best mates with his dad) and it's absolutely incredible. Apparently has been expected to play for England since he was 14.

Paddington Bear wrote: Mon Aug 26, 2024 4:38 pm

tabascoboy wrote: Mon Aug 26, 2024 3:17 pm

Global attention for cricketer's 0 not out off 137

An opening batsman who faced 137 balls without scoring a run in a club cricket match has said he has been getting attention from "all over the world".

Ian Bestwick faced down bowlers in a spell of attrition for Darley Abbey's 4th XI on Saturday, and finished it not out. The steely player took the approach after the opposition posted a total of 271, which left him thinking that as "we had quite a young, inexperience team... let's just see if we can protect our wickets".

It worked. Derbyshire-based Darley Abbey finished on 21-4 after 45 overs which meant the match against Mickleover 3rd XI ended in a draw - with Mr Bestwick's knock causing a stir.

The 48-year-old said the response to the match had "gone crackers".

"It's gone round the world," he said. "It has been mentioned in Australia, Pakistan, Qatar.

"I have had friend requests from around the globe."

While the teams are at the bottom of the table in Division Nine of the Derbyshire Cricket League, it felt to the batsman like he had won The Ashes.

"Our dressing room was bouncing" after the draw, he said, telling BBC Radio Derby: "[The players] were all grinning, and thought it was brilliant. It shows you how good local cricket can be."

He explained: "We had been in the field for three hours chasing leather all over the place.

"They came off and were dejected, [but] at the end it was like we had won a cup or something.

"The atmosphere in our dressing room was second to none. It was brilliant."

He added: "Towards the end it became a thing where I was determined not to score."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yk980lrlvo

Have to admit I find this more than a little bizarre. I’m perfectly happy with blocking for a draw (and have done so successfully twice this season), I cannot quite work out why they didn’t make an attempt to pick up some batting points. Also can’t work out how a team can finish on 20 something after 45 overs and be buzzing.

Either they are a very very bizarre bunch of blokes or there’s more going on, a bust up between the teams etc

Biffer wrote: Tue Aug 27, 2024 5:25 am

Paddington Bear wrote: Mon Aug 26, 2024 4:38 pm

tabascoboy wrote: Mon Aug 26, 2024 3:17 pm

Have to admit I find this more than a little bizarre. I’m perfectly happy with blocking for a draw (and have done so successfully twice this season), I cannot quite work out why they didn’t make an attempt to pick up some batting points. Also can’t work out how a team can finish on 20 something after 45 overs and be buzzing.

Either they are a very very bizarre bunch of blokes or there’s more going on, a bust up between the teams etc

My immediate reaction is that the opposition had multiple ringers or overseas players who made the game into a joke.

Paddington Bear wrote: Tue Aug 27, 2024 6:58 am

Biffer wrote: Tue Aug 27, 2024 5:25 am

Paddington Bear wrote: Mon Aug 26, 2024 4:38 pm

Have to admit I find this more than a little bizarre. I’m perfectly happy with blocking for a draw (and have done so successfully twice this season), I cannot quite work out why they didn’t make an attempt to pick up some batting points. Also can’t work out how a team can finish on 20 something after 45 overs and be buzzing.

Either they are a very very bizarre bunch of blokes or there’s more going on, a bust up between the teams etc

My immediate reaction is that the opposition had multiple ringers or overseas players who made the game into a joke.

Seems likely - I think I saw someone got 180 which may explain it

Paddington Bear wrote: Tue Aug 27, 2024 6:58 am

Biffer wrote: Tue Aug 27, 2024 5:25 am

Paddington Bear wrote: Mon Aug 26, 2024 4:38 pm

Have to admit I find this more than a little bizarre. I’m perfectly happy with blocking for a draw (and have done so successfully twice this season), I cannot quite work out why they didn’t make an attempt to pick up some batting points. Also can’t work out how a team can finish on 20 something after 45 overs and be buzzing.

Either they are a very very bizarre bunch of blokes or there’s more going on, a bust up between the teams etc

My immediate reaction is that the opposition had multiple ringers or overseas players who made the game into a joke.

Seems likely - I think I saw someone got 180 which may explain it

Mahoney wrote: Tue Aug 27, 2024 9:14 am

Paddington Bear wrote: Tue Aug 27, 2024 6:58 am

Biffer wrote: Tue Aug 27, 2024 5:25 am

My immediate reaction is that the opposition had multiple ringers or overseas players who made the game into a joke.

Seems likely - I think I saw someone got 180 which may explain it

I assumed that, but the lad who got 186 had been playing for the oppo 3s all season, highest score 52 at an average of 20, so the 186 seems to have come out of nowhere rather than being a ringer.

My assumption was that something had gone down in the first innings that really pissed Darley Abbey off, it's hard to see it as anything other than sticking two fingers up at the oppo...

inactionman wrote: Tue Aug 27, 2024 9:26 am 14 sixes. Some hitting.

The Darley Abbey lads in full Geoffrey Boycott mode - aside from there opener's well-publicised 'dogged' 0 off 137 their No5 scored 4 off 71

(the first link needs registration to see btw)

inactionman wrote: Tue Aug 27, 2024 9:26 am 14 sixes. Some hitting.

The Darley Abbey lads in full Geoffrey Boycott mode - aside from there opener's well-publicised 'dogged' 0 off 137 their No5 scored 4 off 71

(the first link needs registration to see btw)

Mahoney wrote: Tue Aug 27, 2024 10:41 am Play Cricket's always been rubbish - whoever wrote it knows shit about web programming. I have found so many security flaws in it over the years it's ridiculous. The UX continues to be atrocious. The fact that pro scorer is a windows only app is insane. Just an all round shoddy bit of work.

Mahoney wrote: Tue Aug 27, 2024 11:28 am They say they did 160,000 matches in 2016. Let's assume 200,000 matches this year, 3/4 on a Saturday - 150,000 over 18 weekends == 8,333 concurrent games. Call it 10,000 to make the maths easy.

Games played at 16 overs per hour (yeah, right...) == 96 balls an hour, 1 ball every 37.5 seconds. Multiply by 10,000 == 267 balls a second. 267 writes per second should not be an issue.

tabascoboy wrote: Tue Aug 27, 2024 1:23 pm Having played at village 3rd team level myself when I wasn't too decrepit way back when, I don't know if I'd be awed or horrified about my stats being online for anyone to see....

Mahoney wrote: Tue Aug 27, 2024 1:32 pm Well I scored my first 50 on Sunday aged 47, so I reckon I'm only just getting started.

inactionman wrote: Tue Aug 27, 2024 1:27 pm

tabascoboy wrote: Tue Aug 27, 2024 1:23 pm Having played at village 3rd team level myself when I wasn't too decrepit way back when, I don't know if I'd be awed or horrified about my stats being online for anyone to see....

I'm glad they can't count drops, fumbles and wayward throws either

I played village-level as well, and finally hung up the boots when I was clean bowled by a 13 year old.

He was on a cricket scholarship and a fantastic bowler, but he was still a 13 year old I'm grateful that's not on any accessible record.

tabascoboy wrote: Tue Aug 27, 2024 1:23 pm Having played at village 3rd team level myself when I wasn't too decrepit way back when, I don't know if I'd be awed or horrified about my stats being online for anyone to see....

Paddington Bear wrote: Tue Aug 27, 2024 1:46 pm

tabascoboy wrote: Tue Aug 27, 2024 1:23 pm Having played at village 3rd team level myself when I wasn't too decrepit way back when, I don't know if I'd be awed or horrified about my stats being online for anyone to see....

The easy accessibility of the stats is a wonder for calling your team mates’ bullshit in the bar:
‘Yeah pretty sure I scored a ton against those guys in 2014, or 80-odd at least’
*quick review*
‘You scored 34 mate’

Mahoney wrote: Tue Aug 27, 2024 1:32 pm Well I scored my first 50 on Sunday aged 47, so I reckon I'm only just getting started.

Sandstorm wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2024 10:59 am 54 x 4s and 4 x 6s so far in one innings. This Lords pitch is a fucking road.

Sandstorm wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2024 10:59 am 54 x 4s and 4 x 6s so far in one innings. This Lords pitch is a fucking road.

Sandstorm wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2024 10:59 am 54 x 4s and 4 x 6s so far in one innings. This Lords pitch is a fucking road.

JM2K6 wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2024 1:36 pm The council have clearly not maintained this road very well. Lots of variable bounce and military medium Potts has Sri Lanka in all kinds of bother. 83-5.

Big D wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2024 2:27 pm Plenty youngsters playing in the CC. Rehan Ahmeds 16 year old brother took a 7/140 bowling 50 overs. Brilliant effort at his age v Surrey.

Sandstorm wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2024 2:18 pm

JM2K6 wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2024 1:36 pm The council have clearly not maintained this road very well. Lots of variable bounce and military medium Potts has Sri Lanka in all kinds of bother. 83-5.

Yeah yeah

JM2K6 wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2024 2:44 pm

Sandstorm wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2024 2:18 pm

JM2K6 wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2024 1:36 pm The council have clearly not maintained this road very well. Lots of variable bounce and military medium Potts has Sri Lanka in all kinds of bother. 83-5.

Yeah yeah

Sideways movement off the surface and variable bounce...

SaintK wrote: Sat Aug 31, 2024 2:11 pm Joe Root second century of the match.
Leading English test match century maker with 34

Slick wrote: Sat Aug 31, 2024 10:19 pm

SaintK wrote: Sat Aug 31, 2024 2:11 pm Joe Root second century of the match.
Leading English test match century maker with 34

He is the best ever for England, isn’t he?

Biffer wrote: Tue Sep 03, 2024 9:56 am Scotland v Australia T20 series this week.

Wednesday, Friday and Saturday in Edinburgh at the Grange. Forecast looks decent at the moment for all three days, hopefully it stays that way to get a few quid into the coffers.

I've got a spare ticket for the Saturday, £46 if anyone wants it.