*Official* CW English Meet-Up

[PY]

I would come tomorrow but I'm at work until about 4.

Plus I'd be burning in on the train and would have no idea where to go....would be amusing as I've not played cricket properly for getting on towards two yrs.

And I tried to get involved at Queen's Park on Sunday but I've been told it's an all-ticket affair thus creating a problem?

 

[Langeveldt]

Right, back from surfing a bit early so I'll touch base here..

I'm picking Neil up from Taunton Station at Eightish tomorrow morning (text me when you know exactly, otherwise i'll be there at eight, in the car park at the back of the station).. Picking Anna up from J23 at about 8.30am, and we'll probably be in Birmingham at eleven ish..

If anyone else in the M5 corridor wants to come at the last minute and wants a lift then get in touch asap, bit of petrol money would be nice but otherwise I can pick you up whenever.. Looking forward to it

 

[Langeveldt]

I'll be in England from the 29th of this month for the most part of the next 3 years. I'll be starting in Pontefract for the first 10 days that I'm there, then I'll be heading down south to base my operations in Sussex, until moving into my accomodations at Southampton Solent University in mid-September.

I'd be really keen on some sort of meet-up, so I'd welcome contact numbers or anything of the sort. Email me please, folks.

I'm about two hours away from there, as well as a number of CW'ebbers so I'm sure that can be arranged this summer

 

[Matteh]

Hey - just noticed this.

I have a job interview at 11am....but i'd love to be able to do a net and and see the afternoon's cricket.

Live about an hour's train journey from Bham so transport isn't an issue.

Would prob need some Mob Numbers though so i know where everyone is and the like.
Email/MSN = mtm_01@hotmail.com

 

[Langeveldt]

Any news if we can book them for the afternoon/evening?

Have persuaded Matt (Barney Rubble) to come along too. Jamee - you coming? Not far by train!

Cool, will he be along with you for a lift?

 

[Anna]

Are you at Birmingham uni? We had our trials in the new indoor school.

I am indeed. The old school isn't quite the same.... Am starting my 2nd 1st year in September - am changing from Sport & Exercise Science to Environmental Geoscience; what are you studying there?

 

[Kweek]

probably something with computers


see you guys tomorrow then

 

[Matteh]

probably something with computers

see you guys tomorrow then

Someone didn't book a net

 

[Goughy]

How often do these things take place? As I said, Im in the UK at the end of August and would love a net then but Im guessing these meet-ups are not happening on a monthly basis

 

[Matteh]

How often do these things take place? As I said, Im in the UK at the end of August and would love a net then but Im guessing these meet-ups are not happening on a monthly basis

Depends where you're going to be...

Down Devon/Somerset way, there seems to be loads of people for example..

 

[Matteh]

Please come to Birmingham for a Meet up

Looks like someone might miss their opportunity....

 

[vic_orthdox]

Someone didn't book a net

Ooooh, controversy.

So, does Tarick really have a phobia of phones?

 

[Matteh]

Ooooh, controversy.

So, does Tarick really have a phobia of phones?

Well he's not English which i guess has something to do with it. For example, i can speak German pretty well, but i'd never phone up a cricket net (bad example ) in Germany.

 

[PY]

How often do these things take place? As I said, Im in the UK at the end of August and would love a net then but Im guessing these meet-ups are not happening on a monthly basis

I'd be game for it if we had decent numbers, as I'm not working anymore this summer as of tomorrow.

Woo.

 

[Kweek]

Ooooh, controversy.

So, does Tarick really have a phobia of phones?

well sorta, in holland I don't like it, but normally I do it anyways...
this has some language barrier in it...thats why I don't...Neil shouldve done it

 

[Kweek]

first one back then, what a brilliant meet, pictures soonish, by oli and later by Rich...and even more later by Matt

 

[Oli Norwell]

Yeah I really enjoyed it too! Althought bit frustrating as I couldn't bat or bowl.

Was interesting putting some faces to names, especially Mr Pickup and Langelvedt (spelling?).

I have one or two pictures that I'll upload, I'll let you know the links if they are any good.

Looking forward to next years event if there is one, great that we managed to find a cricket strip for free.

Anyway hope all you guys got back okay, me, Tarick and Wes got home fine, although I did almost get us lost.

 

[Oli Norwell]

Pics

Most of the pictures I took were with someone elses camera, but here are the ones I took with my mini-camera.

Neil Pickup about to face a ball, Kweek keeping

Mr Pickup about to pull a short ball (so much for not being able to bat

Shot at a slightly different angle

Wes taking a single

Kweek running in

Kweek gets slashed for four

Wes still batting

Yet another shot on the leg side by Neil Pickup

The ball dissapears to the boundary again

Anna fielding

One ball (video clip)

Am looking forward to seeing the others, especially the group shot!

 

[James]

Were there copies of Cricket Coach as prizes at the nets Oli

 

[Neil Pickup]

I'll give you a full report tomorrow morning. Got back at 23.10, having got up 06.20. It'll be a good laugh, I hope - the day sure was!

Plan, tentatively, is to go for another meet in late August. Possibly Worcester, Derby, Birmingham or Northampton - somewhere central again, ideally with a free square nearby!