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Cricketing pet hates.

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Aleem Dar

Aleem Dar

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Other than the usual - getting out on a dodgy decision etc. but what really grinds your gears?

1. People appealing for decisions when stood on the furthest boundary. Annoys me when any one does it, team mate or not.
2. Late calls by the umpires. Particularly front foot no balls. Especially when I get a wicket off said late call. You know it's a no-ball so call it early enough that I don't celebrate a wicket!
3. Left handed batsmen.
 

Aleem Dar said:
Other than the usual - getting out on a dodgy decision etc. but what really grinds your gears?

1. People appealing for decisions when stood on the furthest boundary. Annoys me when any one does it, team mate or not.
2. Late calls by the umpires. Particularly front foot no balls. Especially when I get a wicket off said late call. You know it's a no-ball so call it early enough that I don't celebrate a wicket!
3. Left handed batsmen.
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1. Shouting 'fella' constantly in field. Utter wankers.
2. Touching gloves
3. The dreaded shout 'we've gone a bit quiet here'
 
The ball flying through the gap in the slips.
Having to pad up with 1 over to go, only for no more wickets to fall.
An umpire from the opposing team who "didn't hear any nick" when you could hear it from the boundary.
Crap teas.
Grass clippings on the outfield.
 
Shouting 'catch' every time the ball goes in the air. As if the person the ball is going to needed reminding of what to do.

Shit batsmen getting a load of luck and getting a good score.
 
One that I mentioned on another thread, sight screens being referred to as side screens!

Also hate the average banter when someone takes the pull on, gets through too early and it hits flush on the toe and someone pipes up with "put some chalk on it".

Hate bowlers with no ball problems.

Hate local batsmen who insist on playing reverse sweeps/ramps when they clearly can't play them.

Hate home teams who devour all of the tea before the away team are even in the tea room (my own team are guilty of this)

Hate people who "sledge" who aren't actually any good themselves. Actually I hate "sledging" in general, in particular when there is no real need for it. Fair enough if you think you can get one over on a good player and maybe talk him out but don't waste your time on average players like me!

Hate outfields that haven't been cut for a fortnight

Hate players who can clearly play a better standard but seem to get a kick out of bullying players at a lower level

Hate people not staying for a pint after a game

Hate mobile phones in the dressing room

Hate dismissed batsmen showering before the end of the game

Hate the batting team watching from inside the changing rooms rather than outside supporting their team mates

Hate the batting team sitting in the bar watching the footie when the seasons cross over

Hate players who don't say thank you to tea ladies and umpires (even if they have disagreed with a decision)
 
NorthCountryBoy said:
You did number two on Sunday with Hussain I noticed, must have killed you!
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I also did it with Ben, it f***ing killed me. Learned my lesson early in season at bill quay when Pete came up to touch gloves and i just looked at him and said 'what the fuck!' Looked a bit crestfallen so i decided I would simply go along with the shole bullshit parade

Carteron said:
One that I mentioned on another thread, sight screens being referred to as side screens!

Also hate the average banter when someone takes the pull on, gets through too early and it hits flush on the toe and someone pipes up with "put some chalk on it".

Hate bowlers with no ball problems.

Hate local batsmen who insist on playing reverse sweeps/ramps when they clearly can't play them.

Hate home teams who devour all of the tea before the away team are even in the tea room (my own team are guilty of this)

Hate people who "sledge" who aren't actually any good themselves. Actually I hate "sledging" in general, in particular when there is no real need for it. Fair enough if you think you can get one over on a good player and maybe talk him out but don't waste your time on average players like me!

Hate outfields that haven't been cut for a fortnight

Hate players who can clearly play a better standard but seem to get a kick out of bullying players at a lower level

Hate people not staying for a pint after a game

Hate mobile phones in the dressing room

Hate dismissed batsmen showering before the end of the game

Hate the batting team watching from inside the changing rooms rather than outside supporting their team mates

Hate the batting team sitting in the bar watching the footie when the seasons cross over

Hate players who don't say thank you to tea ladies and umpires (even if they have disagreed with a decision)
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All of this but sometimes guilty of the shower one.
 
being sent to field on the boundary was always mine as everyone else couldn't be arsed to run around. If you have ever played at Brotton, Skelton or Loftus you very quickly discovered that these pitches are built on the crown of hills and the ball can run away very quickly into the undergrowth :evil:
 
being out off an edge that has not even hit your bat,

the wicket keeper being a mouthy twat.

fielders on boundary claiming out for lbw

the amount of non wides given.

losing the ball in the houses on washy cricket club.
 
mackem1989 said:
being out off an edge that has not even hit your bat,

the wicket keeper being a mouthy twat.

fielders on boundary claiming out for lbw

the amount of non wides given.

losing the ball in the houses on washy cricket club.
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An adaptation from your second bottom one:

The massive discrepancy in wides from umpire to umpire!

Has the rule changed on leg side wides again cos there seemed to be a fair few going down in the games I've played this season not given. Whereas I've seen a couple of instances where the batsman has walked across the stumps, the ball has gone OVER leg stump and a wide has been given.
 
I'm another one who cannot abide the 'catch it' shout. I remember as a kid playing and we had two hard as nails slightly mental opening bowlers (Micky Urwin and Ian Clough) for those that might have played against them.

Anyhow if it wasn't enough pressure being 15 and trying to catch an absolute skyer, swirling in the wind without these psychos screaming 'catch it' at you.
 
Andy.SAFC said:
Rain.
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The amount of time it takes teams to get on the pitch after rain at test & county level is still hideous. Beefy goes mad about it iirc.

Wasted many an hour at Durham games in my youth sat like a chump through umpteen pitch inspections, early lunches, hour for the pitch to dry out etc.
 
rentaghost said:
I'm another one who cannot abide the 'catch it' shout. I remember as a kid playing and we had two hard as nails slightly mental opening bowlers (Micky Urwin and Ian Clough) for those that might have played against them.

Anyhow if it wasn't enough pressure being 15 and trying to catch an absolute skyer, swirling in the wind without these psychos screaming 'catch it' at you.
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playing with any psycho's. I remember playing a team once who started a fight with the umpire :oops: Also my own team captain was gonna give me a clip once when I gave him run out filling in a square leg umpire :lol:
 
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