Most embarrasing sporting moments.

[mighty_west]

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I remember one time bowling for my school cricket team, being an opening bowler in juniors for my club and having a pretty good season with a bowling average of just over 6, but this one day for school, just could not hit the pitch, playing on one of those synthetic carpet pitches, so when the ball hit the side of the pitch, it just went sideways, i think i ended up bowling like 6 or 7 wides in that one over, needless to say, i was given a spell after that.

Anytime dropping easy catches is ALWAYS extremely embaressing, you just wanted to dig a hole.

[mighty_west]

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2nd golden rule when your team is batting and your umpiring, always make sure you count the balls in an over correctly because you can guarantee if you accidentaly give a bowler 7 deliveries he will get a wicket on the 7th and your team mates will kill you as you come off.

I always said beforehand that i was too honest to not give team mates out, just to get out of it..

Giving your team mates out whilst umpiring is almost as bad as subbing for the opposition side because they only have 9 or 10 players, and you catch your team mate out, i remember back in the under 12's, a team we played was so desimated with players, that not only did we supply subs, but one actually had a bowl, for the opposition side, he used his opposite arm to bowl with - funniest moment ever!

[Desipura]

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Sunshine pool oh yes knew a nice young girl across the road from there, mmmm oh i digress, back to the pool, was one of the first to have one of those tube slides put in.
Dont know if you have been there lately its all done up, the manager there is our secretary at the cricket club, Lovely lady, mad Bulldog supporter, think her son pops on this site occasionally.

ah the memories of Sunshine pools. The rap dancing going on between the big and small pools with everyone in a circle clapping those that are attempting to spin on their head. How cold was that pool beside the indoor heated pool?
13 years ago I did a regular workout at the gym there, it look old and run down back then.

[LostDoggy]

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One thing I learnt in the last 5 years is to not play competitive sport unless 100%. When I was recovering from my knee reco a few years back (from soccer), I was called into a lower grade Melbourne Uni cricket squad by a desperate friend who was also the captain. While batting was okay (although I had to just block or blast, essentially, not being able to run all that well) fielding was a joke.. the most embarassing one was when I had to turn around and hobble after a ball heading for the boundary (of course, the rest of my teammates were useless and didn't help at all). It stopped about a foot short of the fence, but in the time I took to get to the ball the batsmen ran 7 (!).

[LostDoggy]

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One thing I learnt in the last 5 years is to not play competitive sport unless 100%. When I was recovering from my knee reco a few years back (from soccer), I was called into a lower grade Melbourne Uni cricket squad by a desperate friend who was also the captain. While batting was okay (although I had to just block or blast, essentially, not being able to run all that well) fielding was a joke.. the most embarassing one was when I had to turn around and hobble after a ball heading for the boundary (of course, the rest of my teammates were useless and didn't help at all). It stopped about a foot short of the fence, but in the time I took to get to the ball the batsmen ran 7 (!).

Two on the arm?

[LostDoggy]

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Two on the arm?

Haha -- no, I'm a reasonable throw. Six and a half on the hobble, half on the arm.

Ps. half thought about kicking the ball over the boundary to concede four, then remembered my Laws of Cricket (as you would well know) and stopped, otherwise would have given away 11!

[Missing-Dog]

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Haha -- no, I'm a reasonable throw. Six and a half on the hobble, half on the arm.

Ps. half thought about kicking the ball over the boundary to concede four, then remembered my Laws of Cricket (as you would well know) and stopped, otherwise would have given away 11!

And if that law was enforced back in the early 80's AB and Thommo would have got us over the line against the Poms.

[Mofra]

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It stopped about a foot short of the fence, but in the time I took to get to the ball the batsmen ran 7 (!).

Reminds of a story about the 89(?) ashes tour where Merv Hughes was bowling and nobody fielded for him so he had to get the ball himself in the last over. The batsman ran 5 off a nick to fine leg & won the tour match - the only Australian loss for the tour.

[LostDoggy]

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And if that law was enforced back in the early 80's AB and Thommo would have got us over the line against the Poms.

Enforced by whom?

Not the umpires - they were brilliant!

[Sockeye Salmon]

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Enforced by whom?

Not the umpires - they were brilliant!

Debonair! Dashing! Handsome!

The ladies swooned.

[LostDoggy]

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Debonair! Dashing! Handsome!

The ladies swooned.

Exactly, you must have been there!

[DOG GOD]

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Years ago playing indoor cricket, my team was fielding and i was on the middle line near the pitch. The batting team needed a 7 off the last ball to win the game. The bowler came in and the batsman hit a full on belt straight into my face, blowing my eye up immediately and knocking me to the ground.

The batsman didnt run as he could see i was in strife, so the umpire called "dead ball".

A few mins later i made my way off the court with a suspected fractured cheekbone and an eye socket injury. (i didnt play for the next 3 weeks).

The last ball was re-bowled and they hit a 6 (ran 1) so got the 7 to win the game.

What made matters worse, was that it was a game against one of our most hated opposition. (it would be like carl playing c'wood)

[LostDoggy]

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Grade 5 in primary school. I was in the soft ball team (didn't really want to be mind you!!) We were fielding and I was guarding 2nd base. It was a mixed team BTW, and a much bigger, stronger and taller grade 6 boy threw (well - chucked with power) the ball to me to stop the runner making base.
I put up muy glove..... too high! The ball hit me square in the snozz and top lip. Blood everywhere and my nose & lip felt like it was on fire.
The worst part about the whole thing, that I wil NEVER forget, was the ribbing my big brother gave me when I got home from school.
Needless to say I NEVER played baseball ever again!!