This channel documents my experiences of playing cricket. My name is Matt Bramall, from the UK, I live in Canada and am trying to start a cricket club in Revelstoke, British Columbia.
In terms of the not converting, the few balls before you got out you ran a few quick 2’s and you where a bit out of breath and then swung at 2 wide ones, 2 balls in a row. The ball before you got out was the warning when it nearly spooned to backward point and then you played the same shot again and was caught. Probably just down to mental tiredness and fatigue from the running so didn’t play great shots. But other than that batted really well and as if you where in a T20. You can build a bit slower for 30over, especially opening. If ever my breathings heavy from some runs. I always get that back under control with. Few defences or leaves and then play shots again when I’m back in my zone! That’s what I’d say to think about anyway. You will accurate more runs the more time you spend in the middle.
He was bowling a consistent 4/5th stump line and I was playing and missing a lot. I guess they figured one would eventually catch the edge. He did the same in the next game.
I've definitely been trying to work on my bubble and controlling the focus. If something doesn't feel right I'll walk away then come back, tap 4 times and go. I didn't realise til watching I played the same shot three times in a row.
The story is that a lot of the pitches are on city/council land. Unfortunately their groundskeepers are very stubborn and often ignore requests from the clubs. Our outfield is cut at 2.5 inches which is about 3 times more than it should be and there's sprinklers underneath!! But I believe I convinced our groundsman to slowly start reducing the length. It felt like it went a little quicker along the ground in the following game.
@alpinecricketer in our comp in Australia they're all on council land and it's rare that we get grass even a quarter as long as that. And we have mens matches on Saturday, women's on Sunday, juniors Wednesday and Friday. Guess it shows their priorities? It really hurts your style of batting since some of your shots would have at least a single, but instead get stuck in the grass for a dot.
@AVRCricket I'm with you. I think there's a few that would otherwise race to the boundary. Something to work on, might have to leave the groundsman a nice bottle of something end of season to butter him up for next year haha! They just love to have pristine green lawns, the sprinklers come on every morning which makes early starts spicy.
Hi George. Captains decision actually, one of our openers has gone home to India for the rest of the summer so the balance of the top 6 needed rejigging
Batting as an opener is a fairly new position for me. We played against a new team; Vernon Cricket Club. But was it the same result? Chapters: 00:00 Bat or bowl first? 00:27 Facing first ball 00:35 Opening the batting 05:05 My best shot ever? 10:05 Getting out 10:08 Team target 10:45 Bowling second 12:10 Dramatic finish
I agree for when the ball went behind that was my call. But often when I was at the non strikers end, the striking batsmen would just hit and run which was a real mess for me. I got flustered and started forgetting to call. As for my mixed calling, I found it hard to judge if there was a run due to the long grass. On a normal outfield, a lot more shots would have beat the fielder. But instead I'd find the ball would just stop so I'd have to re assess after it let the ball and called. Nothing wrong with changing my mind though.
During a village cricket match in Canada, I batted for 71 minutes. The aim was to score as many runs possible and help the team win the match. This video shows the best moments of the game between Revelstoke Cricket Club and Salmon Arm. Chapters: 00:00 Big Rivalry 00:28 Perfect Start 02:19 Best batting partnership 03:09 My batting marathon 06:48 Partnership confusion 07:11 Regaining focus 13:17 Worst dismissal ever
My Cobra bat is ace! Highly recommend one. Different shape to what i used before but pick up and feel are amazing. Hope yours gets you plenty of runs in Canada buddy.
Thanks mate it means we are through to the semis but unfortunately I won't be there. Videos are such a hassle to edit eh? Sometimes takes longer than the game itself!
Mate it's been a pleasure playing alongside you this season. Thanks for making my batting look good. All the best for your season back home. Will be watching to see how you go on.
You made your own batting look good mate! Editing can't get an average of 180. Would have loved a chance to bat together, hopefully somewhere down the road!
@stewartsim4528 I forgot about that, might have something to do with how I got out 😂 that's the most important thing mate. Always remember to enjoy it, it plays a big part in winning teams.
The reason why your struggling against his bowling is because when your going to score runs through a drive for example your not moving your foot closer to the ball leaving a big gap between bat,pad and ball as soon as it moves closer you'll feel yourself having better capabilities to score more on the off-side
I loved the way you played on the front foot. It was really positive but i think you should try leaving the balls that are too wide and also try to play more on the backfoot for short balls
I’m semi pro and I think the reason that you find it difficult is that you hold you handle at the end making it a lot heavy to drive and hit it also makes u slower with your hands That’s just my thought 🤷
