Its Just not Cricket, an Old Feud Reignites

Last Saturday was probably one of the worst days of cricket I have ever experienced in my life. A park cricket game was ruined by idiots who get satisfaction over cheating their way to a huge total.

Throughout the game I am sure everyone in the team thought at some point, 'what is the point of even bowling to these guys'. We should have just given them 300 runs and got on with it.

I hope the left handed Harbord Bowling captain feels fulfilled after his century. Especially after he was out plumb LBW at least twice for a duck. But apparently it is possible to pitch a the ball outside leg when your swinging it in to someone. And it is also possible for a ball to go over the stumps when the ball hits well below the knees planted on the crease.

Later in the game another bloke (on a duck) hit a massive edge behind, not out. We had that ump sent from the field just for the next guy to turn down another caught behind against the same batsman. That guy went on to hit us to the boundary numerous times. Apart from that, Dee had another plumb LBW turned down and we had a runout decision turned down when a guy leaped into the air to avoid the throw which ended up being a direct hit. Conveniently for them, the ump 'didn't see' whether the batsman had made his ground before jumping. What the hell were you looking at then you dead set fool.

So anyway, Harbord, I hope your happy with your 300 runs. I hope to hell we can put you through the same crap next week, and I will enjoy all your uproars when we shake our heads to edges to slip, full toss back leg in front of middle LBWs and 2 metre short run outs. Just remember that it wasn't us that wanted to play the game like this. And if we can somehow pull off 300 runs, we're gonna rub it into your faces.

What a pity, I had gotten over my hate for Harbord which lingered for a while after they cost us a premiership in U/13s, calling off a game because of a 'skidding' pitch because we were in a definately going to win position.