King_Rizzy
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So far in our cricket season we've had around 50% of our matches called off due to rain. Weather has also caused a reduction in our training net sessions.
Towards the beginning of the season, I hit a glorious hundred, but that seems a very very long time ago.
We've had 5 of our last 6 games called off (one of which we managed to bat but once we finished it started raining so it was a draw).
The last 3 times I've batted, I've had extremely poor umpiring decisions go against me. I've been out run out, when I was clearly in my crease and nobody even appealed. Then I was given out LBW when the ball hit me towards the top of my thigh, and whilst there was an appeal from only the bowler, it was not even half an appeal.
Two days ago, this 15 year old kid was bowling. I came in on a hat-trick ball, although the last guy shouldn't have been given out as he was caught on the boundary and the fielders foot was on the rope. Anyway, I came in, the ball was no where near the edge of my bat, but because it was a hat-trick ball, everyone except the bowler appealed and the umpire was pressured into giving it out and he did. When I asked the bowler was it out during the break, he said no.
All of this has really affected by confidence and has started playing on my mind. The lack of cricket due to the weather doesn't help things either.
Just thought I'd ask on here on how to handle this situation.
Towards the beginning of the season, I hit a glorious hundred, but that seems a very very long time ago.
We've had 5 of our last 6 games called off (one of which we managed to bat but once we finished it started raining so it was a draw).
The last 3 times I've batted, I've had extremely poor umpiring decisions go against me. I've been out run out, when I was clearly in my crease and nobody even appealed. Then I was given out LBW when the ball hit me towards the top of my thigh, and whilst there was an appeal from only the bowler, it was not even half an appeal.
Two days ago, this 15 year old kid was bowling. I came in on a hat-trick ball, although the last guy shouldn't have been given out as he was caught on the boundary and the fielders foot was on the rope. Anyway, I came in, the ball was no where near the edge of my bat, but because it was a hat-trick ball, everyone except the bowler appealed and the umpire was pressured into giving it out and he did. When I asked the bowler was it out during the break, he said no.
All of this has really affected by confidence and has started playing on my mind. The lack of cricket due to the weather doesn't help things either.
Just thought I'd ask on here on how to handle this situation.