Cricket at K-State............Simple pleasures of life

What more can we ask for during beautiful summer evening? You guessed it right, the time is right for CRICKET. The buzz word at K-State during summers is the local tennis ball cricket tournament. A practice game is place where you get to participate in the action without any worry about the result. The pick up games are about 12-15 overs and last about an hour or two; and are played on an astro turf (meant for soccer). Few things that are really catchy about this version of cricket are simple, shorter boundaries, unpredictablity of pitch, nature of the ball on a given day and more importantly 'action packed'. In true terms the over limit (less than the 20/20) calls for players who can accelerate from the word go, but sometimes also accomodates people who call themselves "Clinical Performers". It is a great pleasure to watch all the entertaining cricketers at K-state, who play more for the fun of the game. Although shorter boundaries mean more merries with the bat, the unpredictability of the pitch and 'umpiring' does provide the bowlers thier share of luck.
The fun is in watching all the people irrespective of thier level and talent trying to come with a strategy to win the game. Most noticable is the attitude of the players to give in their best irrespective of a win or a loss. The best matches are the high scoring games, where are the bowlers ability is tested to the maximum with blind as well as calculated swings. A typical high scoring game would be around 100 runs in 12 overs followed by another team chasing it down in 11.3 overs with only one wicket to spare. May be it is my aquaitance with the sport for about 15 years or may be it is sheer enthusiasm to get involved in something that you do good in, or may be it is the nature of this "Gentleman's Game" it remains by favorite sport. And motivated leaders serving the the Cricket Association at K-State (the newly formed student club), Cricket could well be the next Sports Club at K-state.