Looking for a team to play for this summer

[Samdy Gray]

Think I'll have to get some pads. Don't fancy facing you lot in the nets without them.

It was ok when I was 13-14 just pissing about with my mates in the nets, plus we used to use those stupid 'slaz' balls.

Have to dig out the rest of my kit, I've got a Gray-Nicholls bat somewhere and a pair of gloves. Oh, and a box as well - very important that.

[Scot Munroe]

Perhaps a few of us should get together somewhere for a knock about?

Anyone know of anywhere where we can play in some outdoor nets?

St Joseph has nets probably used only for students. I ll be up for a knock about.

What are the nets like there? My old school (Bradon Forest) had tacky plastic matting rather than artificial grass, which used to ruin your balls ( ).

Really don't mate. Indoor cricket at new college was always fun. Wicket at Dorcan where i went to school is dreadul.

Agreed, it was a right cunt to keep wicket on.

I'll be up for a knock about somewhere during the summer. My pads are still sparkling after buying them and then only playing on for another 2 matches.

The wicket at dorcan was falling apart. It used to die on you as a bastman. I did get hit in the shoulder by a bouncer which shocked me.

[Lash_sumthin]

my cricketing ability is reflected in my crooked nose, where was my helmet   . Still the blood made a decent crease

[Give us an S]

Ridgeway school, Croft sports centre and Swindon CC all have nets, if we have a couple of knockabouts in the nets then see who is up for playing for a team and take it from there?

I suppose we can play Saturdays actually seeing as the footy season is over.

I play cricket Saturdays in the summer. Maybe a sunday afternoon would be better? Maybe easier to get somewhere to play then as well?

[mattboyslim]

I'd be up for a bit of a knock about, haven't played in years but played at school and about 4 times a week when i was young, slow bowler and heavy legged batsmen with angry swipes spring to mind as a description of my style.

[Boeta]

Ridgeway school, Croft sports centre and Swindon CC all have nets, if we have a couple of knockabouts in the nets then see who is up for playing for a team and take it from there?

I suppose we can play Saturdays actually seeing as the footy season is over.

I play cricket Saturdays in the summer. Maybe a sunday afternoon would be better? Maybe easier to get somewhere to play then as well?

who do ya play for GuaS?

[DV]

a sunday afternoon on a field somewhere sounds ace....

my mates dad used to be in a cricket team, so I think they've still got a whole teams worth of stuff at their house!

[larwood]

a sunday afternoon on a field somewhere sounds ace....

Yeah it does   I'm not sure about going to nets though,probably a bit too far for someone with my cricketing ability

[reeves4england]

I have grown up playing for Goatacre.
The first team is a pretty decent standard (about the same as Swindon) but if you move down into the 3rds and the Sunday/Wednesday sides you can have a good laugh and there's a proper village feel (ie cricket then beer is the only acceptable Saturday afternoon!)

[Give us an S]

Ridgeway school, Croft sports centre and Swindon CC all have nets, if we have a couple of knockabouts in the nets then see who is up for playing for a team and take it from there?

I suppose we can play Saturdays actually seeing as the footy season is over.

I play cricket Saturdays in the summer. Maybe a sunday afternoon would be better? Maybe easier to get somewhere to play then as well?

who do ya play for GuaS?

I play for Nationwide. We have just recently moved out the Wilts league in to some South West of England leauge. Its 2 divisions where all the 1st teams play in one league and all the 2nd teams play in the other leauge and the fixtures mirror each other. Should be interesting! Do you play?

[Samdy Gray]

Anyone know of any schools/somewhere else with an actual cricket pitch we might be able to borrow on a Sunday afternoon?

[Boeta]

Ridgeway school, Croft sports centre and Swindon CC all have nets, if we have a couple of knockabouts in the nets then see who is up for playing for a team and take it from there?

I suppose we can play Saturdays actually seeing as the footy season is over.

I play cricket Saturdays in the summer. Maybe a sunday afternoon would be better? Maybe easier to get somewhere to play then as well?

who do ya play for GuaS?

I play for Nationwide. We have just recently moved out the Wilts league in to some South West of England leauge. Its 2 divisions where all the 1st teams play in one league and all the 2nd teams play in the other leauge and the fixtures mirror each other. Should be interesting! Do you play?

yeah you're in west of england premier wiltshire division, with all the wiltshire leagues below and glos/wilts divison, wepl 2 and west of england premier above

do you play 1 or 2s?

i play for cirencester in gloucestershire division 1

[Spud]

Anyone know of any schools/somewhere else with an actual cricket pitch we might be able to borrow on a Sunday afternoon?

Why don't we make it a Saturday? seeing as the Footy season is nearly over.

[sonic youth]

We could actually have a TEF XI

25% football, 80% bollocks, 0.1% cricket

[Give us an S]

Ridgeway school, Croft sports centre and Swindon CC all have nets, if we have a couple of knockabouts in the nets then see who is up for playing for a team and take it from there?

I suppose we can play Saturdays actually seeing as the footy season is over.

I play cricket Saturdays in the summer. Maybe a sunday afternoon would be better? Maybe easier to get somewhere to play then as well?

who do ya play for GuaS?

I play for Nationwide. We have just recently moved out the Wilts league in to some South West of England leauge. Its 2 divisions where all the 1st teams play in one league and all the 2nd teams play in the other leauge and the fixtures mirror each other. Should be interesting! Do you play?

yeah you're in west of england premier wiltshire division, with all the wiltshire leagues below and glos/wilts divison, wepl 2 and west of england premier above

do you play 1 or 2s?

i play for cirencester in gloucestershire division 1

I played mainly 1s last year. I think I will be in the 2's this year, im not quite ready for the 1s yet. Looking forward to the season now. Although im missing our first game so that I can watch the Walsall match of course