Cricket stuff that doesn't deserve its own thread

[vicleggie]

Classic old school South African “hard man” act. What a dick.

"old school South African hard man" is not an experience I'd wish on anyone.

Surprised he didn't make Faf eat cow **** off his shoe, like in The Power of One

 

[TheJediBrah]

"old school South African hard man" is not an experience I'd wish on anyone.

Better than "old South African man hard at school"

 

[Burgey]

Burgey is clearly right if your goal is excellence and success

If you're more leaning toward "make everyone feel happy and not have to face challenges and everyone's a winner" I guess that's another way of looking at it

Think of the happiness which comes from winning.

You know it makes sense.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Lol at deleting that post

 

[Burgey]

Which post sorry?

 

[mr_mister]

Lol the amount of genuine verbal abuse I've seen thrown around on the cricket field under the banner of "it's sport" and "sledging" is ridiculous

It's always the guys who want to escalate to physical if you give anything back too. Like they enjoy keeping it at just words until they're embarrassed then it's punchy punchy time

 

[Burgey]

I've never seen that happen tbh (heard about it plenty), but I wasn't really a sledger anyway.

 

[mr_mister]

I've never seen that happen tbh (heard about it plenty), but I wasn't really a sledger anyway.

Maybe it's just in the lower grades. Happens a lot when there's no official umpires. Every lbw shout results in someone feeling hard done by. Getting bowled or caught is the only way to have a non controversial dismissal. And even then nobody walks for a caught behind to the keeper, has to go the slip. It all leads to more tension on the field then there's always an accusation or threat issued by someone at some point

 

[Line and Length]

I've never been a sledger but I once pointed to the pavilion after taking a wicket. The ball before my victim had hit a four and proclaimed loudly, "It's easy off medium pace crap."

 

[mr_mister]

I've never been a sledger but I once pointed to the pavilion after taking a wicket. The ball before my victim had hit a four and proclaimed loudly, "It's easy off medium pace crap."

It's justified in those circumstances. I'm all for verbal self defence. But see I've seen situations where the instigator suddenly saw red and would want to fight the bowler for what you did. Some absolute Neanderthals in club sport

 

[TheJediBrah]

Lol at deleting that post

I stand by it completely just didn't want to have 2 posts in a row and I liked the other one better

Lol the amount of genuine verbal abuse I've seen thrown around on the cricket field under the banner of "it's sport" and "sledging" is ridiculous

It's always the guys who want to escalate to physical if you give anything back too. Like they enjoy keeping it at just words until they're embarrassed then it's punchy punchy time

Remind me to stay away from your league

 

[Burgey]

Maybe it's just in the lower grades. Happens a lot when there's no official umpires. Every lbw shout results in someone feeling hard done by. Getting bowled or caught is the only way to have a non controversial dismissal. And even then nobody walks for a caught behind to the keeper, has to go the slip. It all leads to more tension on the field then there's always an accusation or threat issued by someone at some point

Yeah the home team umpiring thing is a shocker. The solution one association came up with was every team below the top three grades (there were about 15 grades in the district back then) had a bye, and you only got 10 points for the bye if you umpired a neutral game in another competition which no team from your own club was playing in. It worked a treat.

 

[TheJediBrah]

It's justified in those circumstances. I'm all for verbal self defence. But see I've seen situations where the instigator suddenly saw red and would want to fight the bowler for what you did. Some absolute Neanderthals in club sport

I'm quite discerning, I only abuse people smaller than me

 

[mr_mister]

Yeah the home team umpiring thing is a shocker. The solution one association came up with was every team below the top three grades (there were about 15 grades in the district back then) had a bye, and you only got 10 points for the bye if you umpired a neutral game in another competition which no team from your own club was playing in. It worked a treat.

I'd love that. Having players umpire a match they're playing in is so nuts to me. Such a blatant conflict of interest. And what do you mean by home team? We literally just use players within the XI to umpire while their team is batting.

Like the number 7 batsmen might umpire for the first 20 overs, then when he has to pad up himself a previously dismissed batsman would do it

 

[TheJediBrah]

I'd love that. Having players umpire a match they're playing in is so nuts to me. Such a blatant conflict of interest. And what do you mean by home team? We literally just use players within the XI to umpire while their team is batting.

Like the number 7 batsmen might umpire for the first 20 overs, then when he has to pad up himself a previously dismissed batsman would do it

Imagine the last game of the season and the bloke batting is just about to overtake you for the batting award so you trigger him would be scenes

 

[vicleggie]

Better than "old South African man hard at school"

Speaking of Peter Roebuck..

 

[Chubb]

My team literally had a game called off last year because one of the opposition players kicked over the stumps, stormed off our ground screaming, threatened to kill our captain and put the rest of us in the ground, then threw things around the away shed.

 

[Burgey]

Did you get the points for a forfeit?

 

[Heboric]

Ex-Australia skipper Paine accuses Proteas of ball-tampering after 'Sandpaper-gate' | Sport

Tim Paine has accused South Africa of ball-tampering just days after Australian cricket was rocked by the sandpaper-gate scandal in 2018, alleging it was covered up by the match broadcaster.

www.news24.com

So I guess he wasnt sending dick pics to the woman, he was telling them about balll tampering

 

[Chubb]

Did you get the points for a forfeit?

yes and I got a not out that helped me get the batting cup