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I watch a fair bit of white ball cricket, the hundreds and T20s onI was going to say everything is bigger when you see it in the flesh, but maybe that doesn't sound quite right now I am seeing it. My wake up call was an F1 car, they don't look that big on the telly but seeing one you can touch made it much more impressive. Also a 100m race looks like a marathon to me now, I don't run a whole lot these days. :-)
YouTube, but I was inspired to go and see Yorkshire beat Lancashire live
at York Sports Centre on Tuesday. (We won by 7 wickets.)
What amazed me is how far and fast these lads can hurl a ball from the outfield. As a warm-up they play a game where they each wear a baseball glove in one hand and wield a baseball bat in t'other. Blimee can they
hit and catch well, a cricket pitch apart! It's fast, and furious.
Also watching cricket online gives a false impression of the length of
the wicket, the speed of the bowling and the the distance to the
outfield, due to the telescope effect. All are far greater. I was most impressed. Cricket was never that good in my day, nor as aggressive.
I've now joined the cricket club as an elderly disabled observer!
Went back yesterday to see Yorkshire get beaten by Somerset by 6
wickets. Bummer. But it wasn't the same team. All our main players were resting or away. I think they underestimated the strength of Somerset.
Tone
I watch a fair bit of white ball cricket, the hundreds and T20s on
YouTube, but I was inspired to go and see Yorkshire beat Lancashire live
at York Sports Centre on Tuesday. (We won by 7 wickets.)
What amazed me is how far and fast these lads can hurl a ball from the outfield. As a warm-up they play a game where they each wear a baseball glove in one hand and wield a baseball bat in t'other. Blimee can they
hit and catch well, a cricket pitch apart! It's fast, and furious.
Also watching cricket online gives a false impression of the length of
the wicket, the speed of the bowling and the the distance to the
outfield, due to the telescope effect. All are far greater. I was most impressed. Cricket was never that good in my day, nor as aggressive.
I've now joined the cricket club as an elderly disabled observer!
Went back yesterday to see Yorkshire get beaten by Somerset by 6
wickets. Bummer. But it wasn't the same team. All our main players were resting or away. I think they underestimated the strength of Somerset.
On 15/08/2025 19:16, Hymermut wrote:
I watch a fair bit of white ball cricket, the hundreds and T20s on
YouTube, but I was inspired to go and see Yorkshire beat Lancashire live
at York Sports Centre on Tuesday. (We won by 7 wickets.)
What amazed me is how far and fast these lads can hurl a ball from the
outfield. As a warm-up they play a game where they each wear a baseball
glove in one hand and wield a baseball bat in t'other. Blimee can they
hit and catch well, a cricket pitch apart! It's fast, and furious.
Also watching cricket online gives a false impression of the length of
the wicket, the speed of the bowling and the the distance to the
outfield, due to the telescope effect. All are far greater. I was most
impressed. Cricket was never that good in my day, nor as aggressive.
I've now joined the cricket club as an elderly disabled observer!
Went back yesterday to see Yorkshire get beaten by Somerset by 6
wickets. Bummer. But it wasn't the same team. All our main players were
resting or away. I think they underestimated the strength of Somerset.
Certainly not like the sort of cricket we played in school.
When bat hit ball (or vice versa) I still unforget the feel of the impact.
On 15/08/2025 19:16, Hymermut wrote:
I watch a fair bit of white ball cricket, the hundreds and T20s on
YouTube, but I was inspired to go and see Yorkshire beat Lancashire
live at York Sports Centre on Tuesday. (We won by 7 wickets.)
What amazed me is how far and fast these lads can hurl a ball from the
outfield. As a warm-up they play a game where they each wear a baseball
glove in one hand and wield a baseball bat in t'other. Blimee can they
hit and catch well, a cricket pitch apart! It's fast, and furious.
Also watching cricket online gives a false impression of the length of
the wicket, the speed of the bowling and the the distance to the
outfield, due to the telescope effect. All are far greater. I was most
impressed. Cricket was never that good in my day, nor as aggressive.
I've now joined the cricket club as an elderly disabled observer!
Went back yesterday to see Yorkshire get beaten by Somerset by 6
wickets. Bummer. But it wasn't the same team. All our main players were
resting or away. I think they underestimated the strength of Somerset.
Certainly not like the sort of cricket we played in school.
When bat hit ball (or vice versa) I still unforget the feel of the
impact.
I don't run a whole lot these days.
Simon wrote:
I don't run a whole lot these days.
I disgoove my knees would like it if I started ...