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Never mind spirit of the game, there is a specific law covering this. A batsman cannot be given out run out if he is out of his ground in the mistaken belief he is already out. IIRC this happened to an England player in a test match in the Carribean years ago. Batter was bowled but did not see...

Agreed, this has been a great thread, hearing the stories for everyone's cricket experiences this year. No wish to hijack the thread, but I didn't want to start a thread all of it's own. One of our ladies at our cricket board office is doing an Alpes 3-peakes challenge to raise funds for...

Shrops u14s completed their Royal London ECB County Cup comp against Oxfordshire today. Our opener did his ACL in January but scored a ton in a comfortable 6 wicket victory - delighted for the lad. One friendly left against Herefordshire week Tuesday brings the u14 season to a close. Trials for...

Up here is the Shrops Evening league the toss is uncontested - the visiting team bat first. The reasoning is that the home team should likely have a shorter journey to the ground and will have almost 11 to start fielding on time. Bit of an assumption, is that, but seems fair enough ....

Shrops u14s lost to Northants last Sunday. Staffs this Sunday will also be tough, as they're always strong. But player development always takes precedence over wining at all costs in Shropshire County aged group cricket, so we play on.

Shrops u14 boys trounced Worcestershire at Stourbridge CC on Sunday. We lost the toss and were invited to bat and put on a competitive 266/7 in 45. The reply never got near the asking rate and the pears were bowled out for 179. Vikram Solanki was at the game watching his lad play .... Next...

I seem to recall the name Martin Gould as a maker of leather jackets and racing suits for the motorcycle fraternity - the business was called "Martin Gould Leathers" and was based in central Brighton. I'm going back to the 1970s/80s so probably long since gone.

Shrops u14s lost to Notts Outlaws on Sunday in the Royal London u14 county Cup. We put them in and they got off to a flyer, 150-1 at 23 overs drinks. We pegged them back and got them 210-9 with 10 overs to go. They closed on 253-9. Our reply was swift and we were ahead of the rate and DLS. But...

Good luck to all willow-whackers and leather-chuckers this weekend.

Absolutely great opportunity, make sure he takes it with both hands. Grade cricket over there is[was] 2-days played over 2 consecutive Saturdays - top order batters getting a duck batting first might not get another bat for FOUR weeks - make it count. Few years back, one of the lads from my...

Not quite sure what you mean? Perhaps you are angling the senior men's team? Anyways .... To play CAG (County Age Group) cricket, the player must be aged between 9 and 19 AND meet 1 of the following: a) reside within that County b) was born within that County c) be attending an educational...

VERY early start today [on the road by 7] as we set off for the 240 mile round trip to play Bedfordshire at Blunham CC. We won the toss and batted - good opening stand helped us to 209/7 from 45 We were bolstered by the return of our star opening bat from an ACL rupture in January - he made a...

GAME OFF ! Groundsman declared Monday afternoon that the ground will be unfit and with rain forecast all day Tuesday, no chance of a 40-40 on Wednesday either. Ho-hum - on to Sunday and a 240 mile round trip to play "Cricket East" aka Bedfordshire in the Royal London u14 county cup.

Sunday, Shrops u14 lost to Leicestershire CCC Acadamy u14. Rain delayed start by 1 hour, we lost the toss and were inserted. Limped to 107/9 from 36 before we were off for thunder and more rain, early lunch taken. Delayed restart bought Duckworth-Lewis into the game. Our innings was closed and...

Not something to be coached nowadays. ECB removed long barrier from level 1 some years back. Get your body behind it and wear it if you need to, seems to be the modern equivalent. I learnt LB as a kid mainly because our school cricket pitch outfield had 2 football pitches either side of the...

Good cricket is played best when you understand it's all about alignment - by that, I mean head [i.e. your eyes] are behind the line of the ball as it moves towards you. Foot movement is key to achieving this. So, catching, fielding & batting are all about getting your head / eyes in line with...

Trek to the MCG (Mold Cricket Ground) for my Shropshire u14 boys for a warm-up game against North Wales. Hosts provided 3 umpires and 3 scorers #spledid. They won the toss and elected to bat on a very dry and decent looking track. We bowled them out for 182 without using our best seamer and...

Up here, Shrops Prem and Brum league play in coloured kit but with a white ball and black sight-screens. My county u14s play in coloured kit with a white ball but the u13s also play in coloured kit but with a pink ball. Personally, I find the pink ball the best for visibility but I'm not that...

Retired from playing a few years back [chronic ankle injury] but have continued coaching on the County Age Group pathway here in Shropshire. My under 14s have a warm-up game on Sunday against North Wales u14 Performance away at Mold CC before we start on the ECB u14 County Championship against...