How are you doing in your career?

[lastig]

Scored a 165 in first class last night. It's my 1st first class 100. Finding the jump in level very easy. It just show if you stick at it, it does become easier. I play for Yorkshire and my problem is that the rest of my team keeps on collapsing once I get out. We are finding ourselves at the bottom of the log with 3 defeats and a draw after 4 matches in the first class competition and last in the one day competition. I just keeps on picking these teams that cannot bat or bowl.

 

[ellgieff]

For fast bowling, try just holding your LS at about 5 or 10 past 12, then if they bowl on the stumps hit RS at square leg. If they bowl outside off hit towards cover.

Not a very interesting way of batting but I'd be interested to see if you do any better batting like that to your normal method.

eta that's @ ellgieff not the RoughSoul

Thanks mate. First attempt at playing that way not only wasn't interesting, but I got a total of zero runs against the quick (got an edge defending to one short of a length).

I'm willing to keep trying it, although I expect that the second a short cover and square leg go in, I go out ...

 

[T.J.Hooker]

Did you hold the left stick all the way out? It's fine if your batsman stands forward in the crease for the purposes of this experiment.

 

[ellgieff]

Did you hold the left stick all the way out? It's fine if your batsman stands forward in the crease for the purposes of this experiment.

Yeah, started with it out at around 00:05, didn't move it from there. As I said, got an edge to one that got up on me which I should probably have been leaving rather than defending. I'm willing to wear that one (shouldn't play a forward defense to a ball short of a length, innit).

The nets have become very, very interesting for me, from the perspective of trying to understand why the footwork doesn't necessarily follow the Left Stick - and why I seem to be as likely (if not more) to get edges from "ideal" timing as from "late".

I think I've determined that I should never, ever play straight, because it's often the a straight bat which catches the edge. Interestingly, I really dislike when the game choose the open face defensive shot, because it looks like a way to give catching practise to the slips to my eye - but I think it might actually be a slightly safer defensive shot than playing straight down the pitch.

 

[Chaudhary]

Video card is fine, my machine was over heating , gave her a good over hauling now everything is good.
I will upload video tonight , recorded a game vs bigant on legend

 

[grkrama]

online one?

 

[ellgieff]

Did you hold the left stick all the way out? It's fine if your batsman stands forward in the crease for the purposes of this experiment.

Right, attempt 2 at playing this way.

Putting to one side the spinner that was operating when I first came on, I had one fast and one medium fast. Playing that way was moderately effective - I was able to score at a run a ball, largely because they were pitching it up (50 over match). The leg side shots were generally going backward of square (which likely means I was late) and the offside shots through extra cover (possibly because I wasn't aiming at the covers properly with the RS).

I made about 10 runs before I got an inside edge, playing away from the body to one (again!) short of length. Of course, it was a terrifically fine inside edge and went straight to the keeper.

It does seem an effective way to play, at least while there were gaps where I was hitting the ball. Utterly unfun, however, and if that's what the game comes down to then I'm not at all interested.

*edit* Another go.

Interestingly, after I got into it I realised this is the way I play fast and medium fast bowlers anyway - and it gets me in trouble when they drop short.

This particular time, I hit it down square legs' throat when one got banged in and I pulled it instead of turning it. Unfortunately for the bowler, it was a no-ball. I lol'd.

Ended up getting 74, largely because the spinner bowled without a long-on during a power play, and the medium pacer decided to bang it in short and I cleared the square leg/midwicket fielders a few times.

I also got to see something I'd never seen before. I skied one to deep backward square. He dropped it ...

 

[Chaudhary]

online one?

nope 5 over casual game , they only had spinners and medium pace bowlers so i recorded 2 overs of fast bowling vs Australia.
both are on legend, uploading is going on will be online in few moments.

 

[Chaudhary]

vs Australia(2 overs) @ Legend

 

[Gamer Pradosh]

vs Australia(2 overs) @ Legend

Nice video....Running too hard,would have been one more wicket there...

 

[grkrama]

Got a grinded out fifty in legend with sirji 61(140) against SA, was great recovery and anchoring role from 52/5.

 

[Chaudhary]

Got a grinded out fifty in legend with sirji 61(140) against SA, was great recovery and anchoring role from 52/5.
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What was the final score?
This type of scores makes it more realistic.

 

[grkrama]

final score was measly 189 of 49.2 over here,just wanted to see it through so didnt up the ante, but did manage to drag it with shami from 132/9, the biggest prob i have is whenever i get out, i loose concentration and loose wickets in buckets. should follow your advice of playing in sessions.

 

[Gamer Pradosh]

Got a grinded out fifty in legend with sirji 61(140) against SA, was great recovery and anchoring role from 52/5.
View attachment 129108

final score was measly 189 of 49.2 over here,just wanted to see it through so didnt up the ante, but did manage to drag it with shami from 132/9, the biggest prob i have is whenever i get out, i loose concentration and loose wickets in buckets. should follow your advice of playing in sessions.

Awesome man...You have done really well there to reach that score from the situation...

 

[Gamer Pradosh]

Thinking of starting another career as left arm spinner and left handed batsman for a different experience...