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did you ever play in one of those games that never ended and only stopped for tea breaks?
A good friend of mine was a bowler. And used to get weeks off work per year to sit on the bench and not do anything. It used to piss us all off. Fucker just used to go around being an unused substitute and was getting paid for it while we worked.
 

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Well 2 50 overs in a weekend. Different games though. Knockout tournament.
I played a 2 dayer a couple of times 90 overs a day 2 innings each. It's what the county 2nd teams play alot, and was organized by some old boys that played at that level. Was a mixture of people from their clubs, friends and a few ringers sprinkled in on each side.
 

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That was a freak accident and a tragedy. I mean sure he could have died but the chances of getting run over by a car is more likely.
Clearly, I'm just saying it can happen, mete, not that it is some common thing. A player in South Africa was killed a year before Hughes the same way.

The car analogy is also a silly one. You are not more likely to randomly get killed by a car than you are letting Brett Lee bowl bouncers at your head. It's an inherently dangerous position to be in - as shown by Piers' broken ribs and wrist.

The reason people don't often die is because of the protective gear and the fact that cricket players have training and experience - Piers only had one of those things. But injuries from bouncers are very common and serious injuries are always a possibility, even among pros.
 

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Clearly, I'm just saying it can happen, mete, not that it is some common thing. A player in South Africa was killed a year before Hughes the same way.

The car analogy is also a silly one. You are not more likely to randomly get killed by a car than you are letting Brett Lee bowl bouncers at your head. It's an inherently dangerous position to be in - as shown by Piers' broken ribs and wrist.

The reason people don't often die is because of the protective gear and the fact that cricket players have training and experience - Piers only had one of those things. But injuries from bouncers are very common and serious injuries are always a possibility, even among pros.
Injuries are common, death is not. Piers had clearly played the game and took evasive action as soon as the ball was bowled.
 
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Clearly, I'm just saying it can happen, mete, not that it is some common thing. A player in South Africa was killed a year before Hughes the same way.

The car analogy is also a silly one. You are not more likely to randomly get killed by a car than you are letting Brett Lee bowl bouncers at your head. It's an inherently dangerous position to be in - as shown by Piers' broken ribs and wrist.

The reason people don't often die is because of the protective gear and the fact that cricket players have training and experience - Piers only had one of those things. But injuries from bouncers are very common and serious injuries are always a possibility, even among pros.
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I played a 2 dayer a couple of times 90 overs a day 2 innings each. It's what the county 2nd teams play alot, and was organized by some old boys that played at that level. Was a mixture of people from their clubs, friends and a few ringers sprinkled in on each side.
our team once had an international. He played for Scotland a few times. Total nutter. But could he bowl and bat.we recruited a young lad when we were practicing in the park. 19 years old from Bangladesh and he turned out to be one of the best players in the league.

we literally had to fight off the Asian teams in the league from poaching him. They hated that he played for a non Asian side. We were diverse. They weren’t and found it a crime he would play for us not them. Sad really and it put him off his game. He was very innocent and just enjoyed being genuinely accepted as a mate and have English friends.


I was a decent player at that level and regularly returned 4 fors off 7 overs. It all went downhill when I got spiked with liquid acid at a girls house the night before a game. I say spiked I didn’t know she was giving me it but would have taken it if she had offered it. Great for fucking but it’s not so great at bowling when the ball is melting through your hand.
 

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Injuries are common, death is not. Piers had clearly played the game and took evasive action as soon as the ball was bowled.
And got his ribs and wrist broken - does that happen every time you go for a Sunday drive, mete?
 

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To play. Fuck watching it.
I love watching it. Specially at the ground. Was at a few days in 2005.

i remember the tsunami benefit match at Lords. They were giving away free wolf blass wine. Got so drunk I rushed the pitch at the End. Cheered on by 20 thousand fans running away for the security.

got banged up but released in time for last orders,
 

Zeph

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our team once had an international. He played for Scotland a few times. Total nutter. But could he bowl and bat.we recruited a young lad when we were practicing in the park. 19 years old from Bangladesh and he turned out to be one of the best players in the league.

we literally had to fight off the Asian teams in the league from poaching him. They hated that he played for a non Asian side. We were diverse. They weren’t and found it a crime he would play for us not them. Sad really and it put him off his game. He was very innocent and just enjoyed being genuinely accepted as a mate and have English friends.


I was a decent player at that level and regularly returned 4 fors off 7 overs. It all went downhill when I got spiked with liquid acid at a girls house the night before a game. I say spiked I didn’t know she was giving me it but would have taken it if she had offered it. Great for fucking but it’s not so great at bowling when the ball is melting through your hand.
Yeah, I can't imagine playing on acid. I played on weed a couple times, but sucked and my teammates let me know about it so didn't do that again. I played Kent 1st division for a couple of seasons, but that was above me. I peaked at 16 years old with a 52 batting average and North Kent Junior league player of the season really. I got into drugs after that.
 

Zeph

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I love watching it. Specially at the ground. Was at a few days in 2005.

i remember the tsunami benefit match at Lords. They were giving away free wolf blass wine. Got so drunk I rushed the pitch at the End. Cheered on by 20 thousand fans running away for the security.

got banged up but released in time for last orders,
I can watch a t20, but the long form of the game is boring.