This is a highlights video of the cricket game played between Church CC and Clitheroe CC in Division 1 of the JW Lees Lancashire Cricket League. The game was played on Sunday, 23rd June, 2024.
I assume you mean what I call jack-in-the-box keepers. There's plenty of them about and they give it full throttle, with attendant actions, when there's any sniff of an LBW.
Would love to know if there was something in the prep of the wicket that had caused that? Presuming thats not a normal Church deck? Not a great spectacle though.
I agree it doesn't look good and I speak as a member of Clitheroe which for years was categorically a low and slow type wicket. Batsmen would much rather be caught on the edge than bowled round the ankles. How typical it is of a Church wicket - I just don't know.
@@keithfawcett5150 My concern as someone linked more with the Palace Shield, is that sometimes leagues and clubs within those leagues often look down on other leagues standards but this is something I'd expect of a Div 5/6 Palace Shield ground, not a club as well run as Church. Hopefully it was a one off, as we've seen with another club more local to me recently!
Well that wicket wasnt up to standard for this league Keith. I only saw 3 boundaries, and 2 were from Clitheroe. If Church stay in the league, they can thank their groundsman. Never seen so many worm burners at this level. Cant remember seeing any front foot shots either. One to forget for Clitheroe. Great coverage as usual Keith. Thanks Dave
They knew how to bowl on their own track and they got as many runs as they were able BUT how did you not manage to do the same back to them? These things definitely happen in cricket but in the end they definitely extracted much lower bounce with shorter bowling actions. It had me glued as soon as you gave your half time summary and I saw how long was left to play :)
It's in games like this that you need depth of batting - an awkward wicket that gets rid of your main men. Rossy was not available and he's been our main run getter so far this season.
