IMPORTANT match, HIT in the HEAD! 

I love your league matches! They have a sense of home that is almost heartwarmingl

PJ is class man. You cant teach someone to play with wrists like that

I hate getting hit in the head during a match. I remember once I get hit right on the helmet logo (dead centre) and I had to do a concussion test despite being fine. When I got hit I didn’t even move, wasn’t knocked down or anything, just finished going through my pull shot. Then I had to spend 5 mins doing a concussion test and holding the game up as we had no other batters. Worst part was we had 2 overs left.

Great game Gareth considering the weather. That you managed to finish the game was exceptional and thanks as you said to the umpires. Your 20 looked solid and is the basis for next week. Great coverage and commentary as usual. Thanks Dave

Good to see you back Gareth, you played a good innings but unlucky LBW wicket. You seem more confident on your defence and stroke making. Keep pushing Gareth! Much love from South Africa.

Well played, Gareth, the left arm seamer seems to be real quick, i really love the way you bat, always take your time and always play the ball on merit, keep up the good work, mate. Love from India. 🇮🇳

I once got a top edge onto my cap, and was caught off of it lol. Didn't hurt as much as I thought it would. Was a medium-pacer to be fair. I used to love playing in rain-matches, I just thrived on the challenge. Harder to bat, harder to score runs, had to really grind, and don't bother trying to slog! This is probably my favourite video of yours. Really good bowling from the opposition, great friendly lads, brilliant keeper with some sharp stumpings, a fabulous mullet and PJ working harder than he's ever had to work before (you really made him work haha). And a nice win!!! Top video Gareth!!! 10/10

Geezz. Tough wicket to bat on. Rain, grey skies, greasy wicket...no thanks. LBW maybe a little hard done by, but, we all have gotten away with some Plumb outs at times... Congratz on the win!

The way he shouts when he gets out

Excellent video Gareth, lovely to see the team getting a much needed win. As for that "stumping?" Let's just say that as a retired keeper I wouldn't have been very happy with the decision. That's the game though. some go your way, others don't. Very well played though, it didn't look easy out there.

That is some fabulous work behind the wicket man!!

Nice to see you back in league action Gareth & to get a win too! Think you may have been a little lucky with that stumping mind you but the keeper looked very tidy! Hope all the batsmen are ok too, gasped when I saw your team mate hit, brought back memories of poor Phil Hughes. Mind you, I got a new Shrey helmet this season & tried the neck strap that goes at the back of the helmet & found it really uncomfortable & strange so I don’t use it. Top effort & onto next week!

Great match! The runs will soon come back. At least you guys redeemed yourselves and, took the victory 🏆

I love your matches, thanks to you I am learning new techniques and becoming a better batsman

Fantastic channel mate, so many memories of playing, great to hear the banter too. 👍 Keep up the good work ✅

Great video and good result for your team. Couldn’t beat that mullet though eh, got you in the end haha

Great video and it is always good when the umpires keep thegame going rather than throwing the towel in too early. I've watched the replay for that 'near' stumping and I thought you might have just been out??? i do have old man eyes though...

loveeeee watching you bat mate it's awesome i'm from darwin in australia and i would love to go play cricket over in england at all the awesome grounds! Good batting this episode gareth💙💙💙💙 unlucky to get out good bowler

Lovely mate,keep up the good work!

Brilliant as always 💪👊

Really great match to watch! Unlucky with the runs but it will slowly come back! Good luck next match

I've watched a couple of your videos and I noticed why you got out LBW in both of them. In both cases your weight was on your back-foot so your head was actually moving away from the ball, it's a common mistake you see a lot in young players where they see the ball going down the leg-side so they step to the off-side with their back foot thinking they are making room to hit the ball through the leg-side but all they do is miss the ball or get out LBW. What you need to do is twist your front foot so it's pointing towards where a left-arm over bowler would bowl from, this helps shift your weight & head towards the leg-side as well as freeing up the leg-side of your body, you should then find it much easier to access the ball giving you a better chance of making good contact with the ball. Looking at your technique you could do with also taking a step forward as well, there doesn't seem to be a big stride when you play leg-side.

Lot of running for your batting partners today. Their left armer looked decent! Congrats on the win.

Nothing like a little bit of rain to juice the pitch up! Good result Garteh.

Did the job there, Gareth. Shame not to go on, but a win is a win. And i must, my word...what a mullet!

Great video again mate! Some important runs as well! Great stuff

Firstly, I’m so glad that the guy who got hit in the head was alright and second, PJ is one hell of a player he is just class, if you convince Malinga to come to the UK and join Woodhall, that would be one hell of a team mate!

Entertaining. I remember so many matches interrupted by rain over the years. Thanks for posting.

Another great video of club cricket, cheers Gareth. Hope your batsman is OK after the head blow.

Congrats Gareth. And hope that Kid is fine and well.

I watched 30 secs of RU-vid ads for you Saffer. I would have watched 5 mins worth because your vids are well worth it. Keep up the great work 🏏

2:30 Woo!

Well done Gareth! Their off spinner seemed to turn it a mile!

really good ive been a fan for so long love from london

The fact that he said “ that’s a glorious mullet by the way “ is just so funny

Watching that was a distressing reminder of the Phil Hughes ball. Same shot choice and where it hit him just under the helmet. I hope he's OK! But great video as usual. Keep up the good work.

Loved the tour but great to see you back at home. Will there ever be a tour out of England?

That was a sharp stumping!

was the lad who got hit in the neck fine afterwards?

That LBW surely had to be going over, it looked like it hit you on your thypad

I played in the Norfolk league for nearly forty years. Never wore a helmet. I was an opener and was hit many times. Probably why I’m daft now.

Looking good man, well done 👍

AMAZING content, keep up the great work

You work on the leg side game of your batting and you’ll easy add 20/30 more runs onto your score every game! You clipped a few decent ones in this game! But work on it! Get a nice little tinkle on it! More 4s that’s for sure! Great batting lad! Keep up the work and the channel!

You’re a good egg Gareth, loving the content :)

Great video Gareth

Can't wait for this video 💪💪💪

I came across your channel recently and have been binge watching your batting... I'm not sure if anyone has pointed out to you that have a lot of close calls when trying to sneak a single from Mid-on fielder..

can’t believe you allowed wrighty to take the go pro for skim cricket. such a badger

Hey,how do you move up to play county cricket in england?do you get there from performing in clubs and getting under selector eyes?

I’m just 12 and someone who was bowling around 120 (kph) bowled a bouncer at me and many of my teammates. He was bowling like the prime West Indies 🔥 🔥 🔥

Love the videos you are a very good batter

How much smaller are these fields and pitches compared to the real stadiums?

So good to see that Grantham are no longer unbeaten! Absolutely hate them after the way they behaved against you guys...

i wish i could play too!

you should try to play some games outside the uk e.g south africa, australia, india btw love your vids defo one of the best yt cricket channels

nice match... enjoyed it

Hi sir! It’s Amelie one time in pe I was sacked in the face with a cricket ball (it was my cheak) and it hurt a lot lol but your doing so well !! My entire class miss you even the ones that got on your nerves Bye !

Love from India❤️❤️

i saw someone get in the face, eho was wearing glasses. It hit him in the side of his lense's pushing it into side of his eye. Even medium pace u gotta wear a lid

We miss you

Gareth it would be better if u would show your angle of the shots which your batting partner plays rather than showing the shots from the dugout excellent videos keep it up👍👍🙌🙌

Hey mate what ball is that used with the sidearm when playing skim cricket!

The guy hit in the back/side of the neck was akin to how Phillip Hughes was fatally injured.

it must of been a bouncy pitch

what ball were you using for skim? Fancy trying that with our lads 😁

Very kind umpire.

That didn't look out...? high and going down.. hard to tell so we have to trust the Ump.

Nice Vid

You know what I don't mind that. Nobody's fault. Good cricket. Also good to see one of the older heads take the young lad away and put his arm around him.

When the guy got hit and went down, the umpire should have called and signaled deadball.

Wow nice

Nice content

Are these 50 over games that you play?

That leg side stumping was 100% out. Keeper very stiff

Just wondering what bat do you use?

Where's the Wicketkeeping Cam?

What would the speed of the short ball would be

Second, damn! Love your content, haven’t even watched it and I love it!

Definitely out stumped btw

I've never been sure about the good helmets do. I once saw a statistic which suggested that in first class cricket more guys get hit on the helmet now than were hit on the head in the pre helmet days. Andy Roberts once suggested that the knowledge you are wearing a helmet leads to poorer shot selection against the short ball. The old fashioned buck & weave is less noticeable now against faster short balls that it once was. Having said all I have regarding the wearing of helmets, in hindsight I sometimes think I ought to have worn one the day I faced Michael Holding. Thankfully he kept the ball up to me (the 3 balls I faced from him before he uprooted my off stick!). But as I didn't see any of those 3 balls I doubt I'd have been able to duck and weave if he'd have sent anything short down at me...lol

Do you play with someone called Freddie Bailey

Yeah similar. Takes us about 8 hours for our videos as well. A bit more sporadic though. 🤣

Is your name gareth grant?

1 bad shot is all it takes, solid effort though 👍

What go pro do u have

Little note Just try to get more strong in your defence You are stroking it a bit too much

The poor thing

W

Man I might have to start wearing a helmet again. Almost had my head blown away by a young kid with pace. Luckily I hooked him just as I thought “oh sh….t! I’m dead!” Warning signs are there.

surly give PJ the gopro for a match

Is that Prasanna Jayawardene?

Early for once🤣🤣

y r they just standing and watching when he goes down? at least offer help.

I’m early for once

First

Mate you can't bat