First post in a series inspired by ZAK who - rightfully as our spearhead - takes it upon himself to walk up from his fielding position for a chat before every delivery to enthuse , energise and encourage whoever happens to be bowling. Our superhero protagonist in this series is Spearhead DAK , or SpeeDax for short.
We come in during a match with bowler AA at the top of his run up preparing to bowl the first ball of his over.
SpeeDax walks up to AA from mid off.
SD : " Keep it wicket to wicket" - AA nods
X.1 FOUR - straight delivery , no movement , nothing to it - driven straight down the ground
SpeeDax walks up to AA from mid off.
SD : " Man, go for around off stump line , let's get him to edge " - AA nods
X.2 FOUR - straying outside off - square cut powerfully to the fence
SpeeDax walks up to AA from mid off.
SD : " Thats alright AA, you're doing fine , he's gonna nick it soon , keep at it " - AA nods
X.3 FOUR - outside off again , comfortable bounce - batsman slashes over slip cordon , another boundary
SpeeDax walks up to AA from mid off.
SD : " Positive , AA , stay positive ! Shabaash " - AA nods
X.4 DROPPED ! - oh dear , good ball , pitched short , then got big on the batsman who ended up lobbing the ball straight to mid off but SpeeDax there spilled a regulation dolly , oh dear !
SpeeDax walks up to AA from mid off.
SD : " Easy , easy does it ! Look here , try a slower one , that 'll get the bastard " - AA nods
X.5 SIX ! - slower ball , read from a mile away - batsman goes down the track and lofts it straight over for maximum !
SpeeDax walks up to AA from mid off.
AA (very irritated) : " Oye , now what ?! "
DS (very taken aback) : "Er , nothing , ...nothing. Er , carry on."- AA looks upset
X.6 FOUR - rubbish delivery , attempted yorker converted into a juicy full toss , whipped away past square leg.
End of a disastrous over.
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That poor Abu Nechim... he looked half decent till you-know-who decided to pester him
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