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Jul 2019
12:52pm, 5 Jul 2019
23,208 posts
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Wriggling Snake
Fielding is the funniest thing to watch in lower levels of cricket. Actually taking a catch is a real cause for celebration.
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Jul 2019
12:53pm, 5 Jul 2019
17,732 posts
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Nicholls595
I love watching a fielder run towards a ball, decide not to dive, then turn round and run after it all the way to the boundary
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Jul 2019
1:30pm, 5 Jul 2019
2,840 posts
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Goofee
I enjoy the running towards a potential catch attempting to appear to be giving everything but ensuring they don’t quite have the pace to get there 😊
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Jul 2019
1:49pm, 5 Jul 2019
17,734 posts
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Nicholls595
The best one I ever saw was during an Evening League* match 30 odd years ago.
Our opponents had a long haired studenty type fielding on the boundary. Every time he stopped the ball, he would toss himself a catch before casually throwing it back in. Our batsmen** noticed and next time it went to him, they ran another while he was messing about. Their wicket keeper went batshit and threatened him with all manner of things. Two overs later, he did it again, this time our lads ran one for the catch and another for the throw, turning a single into three. The wicket keeper never said a word, just took his gloves off, walked out to the boundary and punched the fielder.
* 15 x 8 ball overs, T20 before T20 existed
** Note to modern commentators: Batsmen, not batters
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Jul 2019
1:51pm, 5 Jul 2019
28,300 posts
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SPR
If Pakistan somehow get 316 can Bangladesh declare on 0? 
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Jul 2019
2:46pm, 5 Jul 2019
28,301 posts
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SPR
Is it possible to score -1? 😂
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Jul 2019
3:07pm, 5 Jul 2019
21,102 posts
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Maclennane
only if you're following the garden cricket rules from messages passim
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Jul 2019
3:18pm, 5 Jul 2019
28,303 posts
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SPR
It seems BBC spoilt the fun and have changed it to needing to win by 308, still impossible but not as fun as 316 was.
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Jul 2019
4:35pm, 5 Jul 2019
23,210 posts
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Wriggling Snake
The running away from the wicket, trying to catch a skier coming from over your shoulder, giving it you all, going round and round and still missing it by a couple of yards is best.
Or running after a spinning ball and falling over, that's great.
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Jul 2019
5:45pm, 5 Jul 2019
2,842 posts
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Goofee
Sounds like the Fetch XI would at least be enthusiastic in the field; plenty willing to put in serious yardage in the outfield I suspect!
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