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Its Summer! - the Fever Cricket Thread. (Part 2)

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Posted November 28, 2014 02:19 · last edited March 18, 2021 07:29

LeighboNZ wrote:
SurgeQld wrote:
LeighboNZ wrote:

What do I tell my quick bowlers to do tomorrow?

Stop the bouncers, keep it full?

I feel we should play as normal, but should we consider taking it easy?

Assuming your bowlers are grown men (or women) you talk to them and tell them to do what feels right to them. There is no right or wrong. Depending on the level you may first want to chat to the opposition skipper and umpires (?) and perhaps agree not to bowl any short sh!t this week, give it a rest for a week or two, perhaps 'til after the xmas/NY break until things settle a little in people's minds.

You may also want to think about how the batsmen are going to feel... and not just the good ones - the tail-end Charlie's too.

If I was playing social cricket tomorrow I'd be having a chat with my team and opponents and perhaps agreeing to pitch it on or just short of a reasonable length - and who cares if it becomes a run/slog fest, it's limited overs anyway, peoples safety and well being is far more important.

It's a tough one. It's not like my guys are bowling anyone near 140 clicks, probably 110 at the most (enough to do damage though). It's still a part of the game, maybe we limit to one an over. As a batsman, I wouldn't be offended if I got a bouncer but understand others might.

I think I need to chat to my team, the opposition and go from there.

As Club Captain I've spent all morning trying to organise helmets for all lower grades at the club - suddenly a lot of places are out of stock.



Just tell them to not aim at the body. I got hit in the side by a short ball about ten minutes after I heard about Hughes' death and I know that it was partly because it was playing on my mind. I'm sure that there will be blokes out there this weekend who will be distracted in the same way.

I think in general the game should shift away from seeing aiming at the batsman as acceptable. I read something claiming that before Bodyline it was seen as the wrong thing to do, and as equipment got better and the West Indians entertained crowds through the 70s and 80s it became acceptable. Perhaps now that we are a more safety-conscious society and know more about the dangers of head injuries we will make a move back to that pre-30s attitude. The best short balls are the ones that pass over middle stump anyway.

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LeighboNZ wrote:
SurgeQld wrote:
LeighboNZ wrote:

What do I tell my quick bowlers to do tomorrow?

Stop the bouncers, keep it full?

I feel we should play as normal, but should we consider taking it easy?

Assuming your bowlers are grown men (or women) you talk to them and tell them to do what feels right to them. There is no right or wrong. Depending on the level you may first want to chat to the opposition skipper and umpires (?) and perhaps agree not to bowl any short sh!t this week, give it a rest for a week or two, perhaps 'til after the xmas/NY break until things settle a little in people's minds.

You may also want to think about how the batsmen are going to feel... and not just the good ones - the tail-end Charlie's too.

If I was playing social cricket tomorrow I'd be having a chat with my team and opponents and perhaps agreeing to pitch it on or just short of a reasonable length - and who cares if it becomes a run/slog fest, it's limited overs anyway, peoples safety and well being is far more important.

It's a tough one. It's not like my guys are bowling anyone near 140 clicks, probably 110 at the most (enough to do damage though). It's still a part of the game, maybe we limit to one an over. As a batsman, I wouldn't be offended if I got a bouncer but understand others might.

I think I need to chat to my team, the opposition and go from there.

As Club Captain I've spent all morning trying to organise helmets for all lower grades at the club - suddenly a lot of places are out of stock.



Just tell them to not aim at the body. I got hit in the side by a short ball about ten minutes after I heard about Hughes' death and I know that it was partly because it was playing on my mind. I'm sure that there will be blokes out there this weekend who will be distracted in the same way.

I think in general the game should shift away from seeing aiming at the batsman as acceptable. I read something claiming that before Bodyline it was seen as the wrong thing to do, and as equipment got better and the West Indians entertained crowds through the 70s and 80s it became acceptable. Perhaps now that we are a more safety-conscious society and know more about the dangers of head injuries we will make a move back to that pre-30s attitude. The best short balls are the ones that pass over middle stump anyway.