This was the second of 2 one day games against RAF. Stupidly, I didn’t film the day before when the real action took place. Their ex Durham speedster ran in and bowled an easy 85 mph. The deck had some early juice in it; overnight rain, overcast day…. and all that rot people talk about pitches and conditions. RAF’s Cessford bowled the quickest spell I’ve ever seen an amateur bowl. I wore a helmet for the first time (proper in my life, e.g when I was scared of a fast bowler whereas I’d donned one briefly as a fashion item in the mid 90s; thing you did to show you were a modern player) and I got hit on the chest.
I’ll never wear one again. How the hell do people see through them? I’ve faced a few first class speedsters with no lid before; some have got very pissed off and gone bouncer crazy. Share this not as some act of macho posturing but to ask if todays moron fast bowlers not realise there was a pre helmet era when ordinary and shit players played quick stuff by watching the ball. Why don’t they bowl bouncers at players with helmets?
If anyone has an old school lid, with a grill that comes off, side ear pieces ( health and bleeding safety laws I’m told mean detachable visors are no longer an option) I ‘ll pay a small fortune for it. Email by leaving a comment.
In at 9. 100 short today. Captain- Tom Redfern- stuck me there. We only needed 160 of 20 overs. Chance missed.
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