I did not have a great day today, and I feel like the good positive and confident impression that I have generated so far this season has taken a step back.
Things were going pretty well until a batsman, who'd been dominating proceedings, decided to take an aggressive offside line to bat from, and then the very next ball cut back and had him stuck in front. I gave him out LBW and the next couple of players were unimpressed with me since he'd got out at 99 runs. Well, it is not my business if a player is reckless when he has already accumulated a high score.
In a way this preyed on my mind, since I felt that side would give me a bad rating. THen I gave a narrow LBW, and with hindsight I should have only given plumb LBWs. The batting side lost too many quick wickets, and I think they blamed me, though my colleague gave out one LBW too, and most of the dismissals were catches.
Late on, I judged a that a wide ball was not, and the non-striking batsman complained that I gave that against his side, and so seemed to suggest some sort of favouritism. Then I missed a leg bye, in that I was answering a question and forgot to signal to the scorers, and while that bothered me, I was asked another question about the powerplay. I'd forgotten to note down when the powerplay was taken, and so did not know when it ended. Careless!
So I need to get on top of things next week.
It was also a cold day; I kept hoping the weather would warm up, but it stayed cold, and that affected my concentration.
Still, another game, more expereince, and more practice.
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