Story Club Life - The Diary of a County Cricketer [C2007]

[evertonfan]

Giving as Good as We Got

May 4th 2007 - Ha! Get back down to earth you Sussex tossers. They thought they were so hard by skittling us that they completely forgot how to bat as we ripped through their batting order to take a critical first innings lead of 52.

I was bowling some pretty lethal stuff out there and the batsmen were really smelling the leather. I took 3 wickets but it could have easily been more if the umpire had wore his glasses instead of eating them.

The first wicket was straight out of the McGrath school of line & length as my subtle variations proved the undoing of England hopeful Matt Prior. The ball nipped back off the seam and just clipped his off bail.

Line and length is so important in a fast bowler's game.

I then sent Ambrose packing with an absolute jaffer. It was bang in the corridor and he was unsure whether or not to come forward to it and in the end, he he haplessly edged it to Brendo.

Corridor of uncertainty; Too bloody right it is.

I then did to Mushy what I did to Irani at Chelmsford earlier in the week; Got my revenge for losing my wicket to them. The first ball I bowled to him was a right corker and he got a bid edge on it and it went straight to Jimmy at slip.

Mushed; Don't ever get me out sunshine or you'll pay the price.

The pitch was getting progressively worse and I think a lead of over 250 would put Sussex out of the game. It was time to bat out of our skins is we were to force a victory.

Sussex's scorecard makes for even more miserable reading than ours did.

A terrific team effort from the lads with me bowling economically again.​

 

[Deleted member 13648]

Corridor of uncertainty; Too bloody right it is.

That's it Matt, don't back down to nobody

Great spell Matt, bet you felt good having Jimmy take a catch off your bowling!

 

[Deleted member 13648]

Just noticed, Jimmy the cocky little begger, caught the damn thing one handed

EDIT: Jimmy 'Sexy hair' Anderson

EDIT II: Matthew 'Wannabe sexy hair' Roberts

 

[evertonfan]

That's right he rocks.

I could have swore I posted again after my update...

 

[mehkar]

great work-nice presentation again mate keep it up

MHC

 

[evertonfan]

Cheers. It's very simple the way I present it but it still takes a fair amount of time putting together. I also like my diary entries to be very thorough.

 

[Left_Hander]

Bowling there Matt. That was a fine catch by Anderson there

 

[Leicester Fox]

great bowling. Hoping to see you get into the England setup soon

 

[Simbazz]

Cheers. It's very simple the way I present it but it still takes a fair amount of time putting together. I also like my diary entries to be very thorough.

I have to agree with the time part of this...Although my updates are very differn't they still take time, and plus doing a diary you have to try to make the story sound as believable as possible, which is hard when the game is crappy, especially the tail enders to a spinner.

All the same Matt, i love you story, very informative, and im sure ill be joining you in the England set up some time destructive partnership wouldn't it, Its like Monty and Harmy but Barrow and Roberts

 

[plympilgrim]

great bowling by you matt and corly

 

[sami007]

yea man maybe a shock call up to englands world cup squad?

 

[evertonfan]

Proving My Worth

May 5th 2007 - I bloody well did it! Finally I proved what I could do with the bat as I racked up my maiden first-class hundred. I finished on 145*and I will take great pride in the fact that I played Mushy superbly. There was no occasions were I was beaten in flight or beaten by the flipper again this time. Every batsman was failing around me so the responsibility of batting with the tail was thrust onto me. I put on a terrific last wicket partnership of 110 with Murali with him contributing an accomplished 30 before being bowled by Michael Yardy.

All around the ground; I was at my fluent best today.

I was on 99 when Mushy was bowling a challenging over to me. He was spearing it right into my feet and and the field was brought in so I would need to hit a boundary in order to get my three figure score. All of a sudden I saw this wide long hop being sent down and I thought to myself, "Go on, smack it!". I blasted it over extra cover for four and my celebrations were wild; "YEEESSSSS! GET IN THERE YOU BEAUTY!!"

I may look calm but I was as giddy as a schoolgirl.

I was thrilled with my hundred and so were my team-mates. I was mobbed when I got back into the dressing rooms but I knew that I couldn't switch off; It was time to bowl Sussex out and beat them at their own gaffe.

I will never ever forgot Murali for sticking with me for this hundred!​

 

[plympilgrim]

great konck by murali, but who can forget mr Matt Roberts with an amazing knock

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Congrats mate! It's a pleasure watching you bat, and you are a great bowler too. And the way you partnered Roberts in that final wicket stand, brilliant!! Murali, you are a genius!

 

[Leicester Fox]

Murali's getting more credit thsn you are! must be that bat