Rob Courtney Posted November 6, 2020 Report Share Posted November 6, 2020 Retired last year, at that stage where I don't get hungry for the season to start anymore. Somehow picked to play the first match of the season. Hopefully bat 11 and maybe field first slip...that'd be gold, get the feeling I'll be sore come Sunday morning. Will be ropeable if I look at the bowling list and go "crap, I'm bowling 7 overs today" ( one day match). I mean, the worst part is that i can't get on the beers too much tonight...stupid cricket 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted November 6, 2020 Report Share Posted November 6, 2020 6 hours ago, Rob Courtney said: Retired last year, at that stage where I don't get hungry for the season to start anymore. Somehow picked to play the first match of the season. Hopefully bat 11 and maybe field first slip...that'd be gold, get the feeling I'll be sore come Sunday morning. Will be ropeable if I look at the bowling list and go "crap, I'm bowling 7 overs today" ( one day match). I mean, the worst part is that i can't get on the beers too much tonight...stupid cricket You and me need to sit down and talk about priorities, some sacrifices are just not worth it. Perhaps if you play half tanked š¤¢,Ā hangover etc you wonāt get picked again. š Ps As you retired, you are a registered paid up player? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul84 Posted November 6, 2020 Report Share Posted November 6, 2020 Good Luck mate . Hope you get the full 7 overs in š¤£š¤£š¤£ . Beers will taste good in the pavilion tonight though 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted November 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 5 hours ago, Captain 3 Droids said: You and me need to sit down and talk about priorities, some sacrifices are just not worth it. Perhaps if you play half tanked š¤¢,Ā hangover etc you wonāt get picked again. š Ps As you retired, you are a registered paid up player? Yeah, whether I was to pay or not this year, I was going to sling the club subs anyways and lets face it getting to the ground ith a hangover is no certainty to playing a bad game. I mean a run a ball hundred may not be on the cards but coming in with 5 overs left might resul in you doing something stupid like scoring 30+ off 15 deliveries and believing in yourself again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted November 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 2 hours ago, Paul84 said: Good Luck mate . Hope you get the full 7 overs in š¤£š¤£š¤£ . Beers will taste good in the pavilion tonight though Hopefully it will be like last year when I avoided bowling for a while and in a tight one day match the captain hadn't rotated the bowlers correctly so I had to bowl the third to last over with them needing 15 and us three wickets. IĀ was pretty nervous given the way a first ball can fly over the fence in these situations but I strutted off the ground at the end of the over bowling a three wicket maiden * Ā *Putting it into context though, really early in the season I did bowl a three over spell with no wickets for 50...and the sixes that were hit weren't just over the fence either, so it can go either way. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted November 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 We won Didn't have to bat which was good...did bowl 7 overs and I'm really sore and i am still warm so the outlook is not good at all. Didn't take any wickets but 7 overs for 11 runs with 3 maidens in a one dayer wasn't too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted November 7, 2020 Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 12 minutes ago, Rob Courtney said: We won Didn't have to bat which was good...did bowl 7 overs and I'm really sore and i am still warm so the outlook is not good at all. Didn't take any wickets but 7 overs for 11 runs with 3 maidens in a one dayer wasn't too bad. Good result, the beers can flow now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted November 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 Oh they are, in the massage chair, need the foot massager too I think. Couldn't find any muscle relaxants thoughĀ which is disappointing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted November 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 Reckon I am coming up on one hour in the massage chair, drinking the Tiger beer, not the worst way to spend an evening 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted November 7, 2020 Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 16 minutes ago, Rob Courtney said: Reckon I am coming up on one hour in the massage chair, drinking the Tiger beer, not the worst way to spend an evening Letās face it, your spoilt. I suppose the good women is getting the Tiger beer? Or is the Brewflo next to you? Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted November 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, Captain 3 Droids said: Letās face it, your spoilt. I suppose the good women is getting the Tiger beer? Or is the Brewflo next to you? Ā I could only wish, no beers being got for me and she has the foot massager too... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Rycroft Posted November 7, 2020 Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Rob Courtney said: I could only wish, no beers being got for me and she has the foot massager too... You'll need to train your young fella when he is old enough to operate the BrewflowĀ š 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted November 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 3 minutes ago, Glen Rycroft said: You'll need to train your young fella when he is old enough to operate the BrewflowĀ š Yes, lets imagine how dead I'd be if my boy hurt himself getting a beer for me. I think I'll wait until he is double figures before I set him that task. Not saying he couldn't do it now but ...Ā 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted November 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2020 3 days on and kind of walking reasonably...if I was 70, with arthretic hips and knees. I was discussing this with my RM today and his salient words were " you never retire from cricket, you just don't get called anymore when they're short" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted November 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2020 Damn it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted November 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 So, one more game... Ā had to come in at the end and try and score quick runs, which I didn't but at least it wasn't a duck. Pick of the bowlers though with 3-31 off 7 (dropped catch off my bowling which cost us the match and I let the fielder know...I didn't) as well as a catch and a run out. Not quite as sore as last week, though will still go the frosty brew medicinal route 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted January 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 Uggggh. On the positive, it is on turf, so there is that. Besides beer and sex, rarely a pleasure as good as batting on turf for 20+ overs* *I won't be doing that but, eyes have slightly gone so the seasons of averaging 50+ with the bat are gone. Still, a bit of luck, a bit of yesteryear... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted January 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 Crap. Ā Just got a text 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 8 hours ago, Rob Courtney said: Crap. Ā Just got a text What time is the match! Ha haššš Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted January 16, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2021 In an hours time, for reasons unexplained, I who usually wakes at 6.30am each day managed to sleep 5 hours past that, so have pulled up OK...Ā 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted January 16, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2021 One day match and the batsmen who can bat did well, I got to come in with one over left, didn't face a ball...red ink fellas, red ink. Still 215 from 35 overs is a fair effort. We won with 40 odd runs left to get taking 7 wickets, fat boy taking 3 wickets ( the most for the match but still not enough for MOTM honours which quite frankly is utter BS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted March 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2021 We missed out on 4th by 1 point. I'd like to say I'm devo but yeah, going out to lunch with the good wife next Saturday (if she gets up in time for lunch) so there is that. On the positive today though, took 3-34 off 10 overs and had two direct hit run outs, which is pretty sweet for a 51 year old man. Bloody smart arsed kids thinking they can take me on...I mean, I am slower, my arm isn't what it once was but geez kids I was a gun fielder when I was in my teens/early 20s, no easy singles my way...even now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted March 6, 2021 Report Share Posted March 6, 2021 But your a lot wiser now. Well done on great game today, enjoy your beers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Courtney Posted March 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2021 Just looked at the bowling figures, in fact 4-38, pretty happy with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 3 Droids Posted March 6, 2021 Report Share Posted March 6, 2021 āRob, wake up. Itās you turn to bowlā 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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