Facing the first ball is always a bit daunting. Suppose it's a beauty that starts on leg stump and hits the top of off? Suppose the angry opening bowler wants to maim you because you've been flirting with his wife on the boundary? Suppose you've been doing the Sunday crossword and you're too busy thinking about "4 across" you chase a wide one? Lets be honest, nobody looks cool with a golden duck!
Writing your first blog post is a pretty similar feeling. Suppose nobody reads it? Suppose they think its boring? Suppose you get loads of bad comments? In the back of your head all you want is a nice wide half volley to get you off this mark.....
In fear of doing a Luke Wright and being too expansive early on, I'll keep this fairly short and sweet and say welcome to my blog "On the sweep"!
My name is Nick Woods, I'm a former Lancashire scholarship player, Oxford University captain and British Universities representative and I've recently been appointed captain of Chipstead, Coulsdon and Old Walcountians Cricket Club in the heady heights of Surrey Championship Div 5. We're planning a revolution though and "On the sweep" will hopefully be an entertaining recollection of our season and adventures! I'll also be touching on wider news and more hard pressing issues such as Shahid Afridi's new diet and Stuart Broad's latest hair cut.
So dust off those whites, pull on the pads and get down the nets, summer is nearly upon us.
Woodsy
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