firedodger, on 25 August 2015 - 05:18 PM, said:
Ok you don't like him, I'm fine with that 70+ games and 10+ goals shows he could play a bit.
As for the walking etc I haven't played cricket round here for a while so maybe it's very principled and sportsman like but I played in the Birmingham leagues for a few years and you virtually had to set fire to some peoples stumps before they walked off so I quickly learnt to stand my ground, two wrongs don't make a right and all that, but the better moral code could play havoc with your averages!
believe me, it's not at all principled round here, especially in the lower divisions with no umpires!
It's a shame that so many people do not walk, and more of a shame that so many players who are umpiring refuse almost point blank to give their own their own team members out
I just cannot bring myself to stand there if I know I am out, what I do believe this gives me is the right to sledge anyone who doesn't walk - there is nothing worse than people who never walk themselves getting all mardy and abusive when someone from the opposition doesn't walk