Originally Posted by 531Aussie
When I made my disastrous "comeback" at age 32
(quite pathetic, spent $1000 on gear -- yeah, one of those guys), my mate with the talent
was standing behind the nets one day, watching me bat. I was struggling, so he started calling the shot i should play for each ball. To my eye, he seemed to be calling the shot before the bowler even got his arm up to his ear!! I couldn't believe how early he was picking the length of each ball, which, to me, was WAY before the bowler let the ball go......AMAZING. I then decided it'a all eyesight
Yeah, when I'm playing well I can picky where the ball is going to end up when it reaches me straight out of the hand. Happens very rarely these days.
Can't believe your mate was paid to play "park" cricket. What kind of a comp is that? I thought only the top couple of grades got paid in big city cricket?
Originally Posted by 531Aussie
You obviously "play the percentages" with
luck: the better players seem to get less unplayable balls, etc, but that's coz they're better.
Yeah like today. Amazing how an unplayable ball can turn into a pedestrian ball when you play with your bat and pad together.
