Preview: Game 2

Game Two is being played on the Wednesday 23rd of December so grab your bat and head on down to Hamer Park at 10.00. With the rules clearly set and the match actually being organized the cricket will be even better than Game one.

Game 1

The first ever ABC game was on the second of december 2009. A spur of the moment match that ended up being pure quality. The match started off with Finn bowling to Andrew.

Andrew played a few shots before slapping Finn down the ground for a four, which is of course out. Andrew, out on 6

Finn had a mighty innings seeing out Andrews, Rileys, Jordans, and Alexs 30 ball overs, scoring an impressive 36 before playing a loose shot during Jordans second spell.

Jordan had to face 30 of Finn's deliveries and made a steady 7 runs but couldn't stave off the inevitable, spooning a ball in the air for Andrew to calmly catch.

Finn having already batted let Tonga bat. Tonga, pressed for time slogged the ball before being caught on 9 off Riley's bowling.

Riley steps up to face Tonga's first ball which beat him all ends up, swinging late in the air before spinning a country mile to send Riley's stumps flying. Riley gets the first Golden Duck, not much he could of done about that delivery though.

Next up was Alex who wasn't in long thanks to Riley. Alex made 5 before his wicket fell.

Summary:

Wickets:

Finn: 2
Riley: 2
Tonga: 1

Jordan: 1

Runs:
Finn: 36
Tonga: 9
Jordan: 7
Andrew: 6
Alex: 5
Riley: 0

The Rules

Thanks to India many people see cricket as fireworks, Indian dancers, 20 overs and never ending sixes. What happened to the good old days when cricket went for five days and one attacking shot was played every five overs? 20/20 is demolishing cricket. This is how Anti-Backyard Cricket was formed, as a form of rebellion against the terrors of 20/20. The rules are quite simple, pretty much the opposite of backyard cricket;

• Hitting a four is out, Hitting a six is not but you do have to go and get the ball.
  
• Any park objects such as swings, trees or bins act as fielders, if they catch you your out.
• If your dismissed first ball, too bad.
  
• You HAVE to bowl right after you bat
• Lunch and Tea will consist of two beers at least, in true blue Aussie fashion.
• Each batter has two innings.
• The person who get's a batter out is in, unless that person has already batted
  
• In the event of a catch, the catcher bats not the bowler.
  
• It is not tip and run
• Benefit of the doubt goes to the batter, not the bowler.
• Bowlers can bowl a maximum of 30 balls in a row before having to be replaced.
• No Autowicky.
• No way in hell is it one hand one bounce.

The aim is simple, to produce a long, high pressure game with quality stroke play and careful bowling as opposed to the slogging tip and run crap that is backyard cricket.