Jonesy's Blog. - Page 5

Jonesy · 5 Dec 2008, 05:20

Thanks mate.

Not really, just tried to keep it outside off. The player didn't have any really big weaknesses and they weren't gun bats so yeah.

Thanks mate!

Tonight I got 0/3 off 5 overs. First ball of the day, bowling to a mate of mine I bowled the biggest wide down leg side, went for 4. The umpire signaled byes though, so I got away with that, woot. I bowled 3 maidens in a row to start off. One ball I got a bottom edge and it bounced just before the keeper and another time the ball missed the stumps by like a centimeter. Arghh. I can't bloody get wickets in juniors this year! All well. We won by like 50-60 runs. Getting their gun batsman run out for not much helped a lot :P

Jonesy · 10 Dec 2008, 21:46

On the Saturday we batted first on an absolutely horrible pitch (I think a few balls rolled). We got of to a shaky start, losing a wicket second over. Our number 3 batsman came in, hit 2 fours down through gully. They then put a man there and he hit it straight to him, only the fielder couldn't catch and it hit him on the head. Unluckily for us it popped up and point caught it. Our other opener fell soon after, but our #4 and #5 put on a great partnership and brought us back in the game. The #5 fell, then other great partnership, then #6 fell, then a duck, then a duck, then 70 run father-son partnership (the son made only 10 of it, though

) brought us in a good position. The #4 got his 100 and then soon after his parter got out. I was in. I edged one first ball. Second ball I half-edged, half-guided one through gully for 4. I just played out the next few overs and I ended up with 7 not out. Highest score of the season wooooo. We ended up making 180 runs in 80, but it was a shocking pitch and rain made it worse. It's defendable at least.

On Sunday I had a Hatch practice match against an u14 Dowling side. I got 3* and got 0/2 off 4 overs. One edge fell just short of the keeper and another time it just missed everything. We won by 20ish.

And in other news, I've pulled a muscle in my leg again. It's pretty bad, I've had a lot of work done on it but its not getting any better. To make it worse I have training tonight (probably will just bowl spin though), match tomorrow, match saturday, training and intra-team match sunday. Hmm.

Also it looks like our deaf home umpire may be out of a job - apparently he made 9 shocking decisions on the weekend and the opposition are going to complain. Lulz.

someblokecalleddave · 13 Dec 2008, 15:23

How can you have deaf umpire! Surely he needs to be able to hear the ball nicking the bat - no wonder he made 9 bad decisions!

**breeno** · 13 Dec 2008, 18:59

We had a deaf umpire, and Jonesy which Hatch side do you play for? And congrats on the HS.

**Virendersingh.berthwal** · 15 Dec 2008, 10:46

Well done jonesy,

Just keep up the hard work.
Wish u a speedy recovery.

Virender

Jonesy · 20 Dec 2008, 05:25

Thanks V!

Last night I got summoned to open that batting. I was ready to put on the shorts when the coach told me I was opening the batting because our usual opener was away. Crap I was shocked, didn't really like the idea and I we didn't get any hits before we went on. So in we went, I made the other guy face the first ball. Nearly ran him out on the second ball (wasn't my fault though). I hit a four from a leg glance, thanks very much to my bat and another four from a cover drive. I then hit heaps down to third man. They bowled it was too short and I controlled edged it to him a kazillion times. Well, they called it edge, I called it a well directed shot. Then I got one that was a bit lower, I did the same thing and the guy and gully took an apparent fluke catch. I was pretty pissed off that I didn't fully cut the ball, but all well. I made 22 and top scored. I never felt so good batting and I just wanted to get out there and bat again.

Bowling wise, I took 1 wicket and got hit for a bit, but you're always going to be in a 20 over match.

Today I got 0/10 off 5, shoulda got a wicket but the keeper dropped one, but I'll live. I came it at 8 (promotion, lol) and got 5. Came in for the last few overs when we wouldn't win the match but they had everyone on the boundary. Managed to hit a cover drive in between the men on the boundary. Then just pushed a single through cover. I struggled for a bit and then got bowled. Never looked good and I new in the back of my mind if they got it on the stumps I'd be in trouble. I faced the same bowled 2 weeks ago and handled him fine. I dunno what was up this week.

I felt so good and in such great form last night, but today I felt so out of form. It's left me not wanting to play at all tomorrow. Might call up injured cos my calf is still not good.

**breeno** · 20 Dec 2008, 05:32

Jonesy don't worry mate everyone has bad times with the bat. Just last week I felt terrible, then in my next net session I was hitting the seniors 2nds spinner for four every ball, and handling some of the ones bowlers fine (Not scoring any runs but an improvement none the less). Just stick at it, fight through the bad patches so that your poor form doesn't look as bad.

**Virendersingh.berthwal** · 21 Dec 2008, 08:59

Congrats for scoring 22 runs

Sad to read that ur WK missed a catch missing u an opportunity for a well deserved wicket.
All the best for the nets and matches.

Jonesy · 12 Jan 2009, 00:43

Thanks V!

Today was an absolute shocker. A stinker of a toss to lose, we were sent in and the pitch did everything and then some. We were doing fine with 0/18, then fell 3/18 and 5/25. We ended up with 70 on the board.

The pitch flattened out like the curator expected, and they won none down. We had to play to the end, and we ended up getting 7 wickets.

Ahahah, this guy was charging up the pitch to our fastest bowler, so he banged one in short and it missed his head by like a millimetre.

And then later on, our fine leg saved a boundary but almost fell into the fence. The batsman thought it was four, started yelling out, oh he hit the fence, that's 4, the fielder chucked it in with his rocket arm, hit the stumps and the idiot batsman was out of his crease. He was given out and we were all pissing ourselves.

One of the umpires was an idiot, though. We appealed for a caught behind, the umpire gave it out straight away and then the batsman protested, saying he hit his pad, so the ump reversed the decision, and then 20 seconds later changed his mind again!

I bowled crap in my first spell. 0/14 off 2, but I bowled a lot better in my second spell, only getting hit for a few singles and one edge over the slips. All well.

someblokecalleddave · 12 Jan 2009, 18:05

Where abouts in Australia are you - I want to have a look at your pitch on google earth or one of those satelite image jobs?