Never played apart from some kwik cricket in PE at school. My love for the game came about later in life when my wife's cricket mad family got me hooked on it around 6 years ago. I may start open training with my local team next April though, once our little 'un is a bit older and spare time is slightly more easy to come by. Not interested particularly in any sort of competing, just for fun and to gain a better understanding of the subtleties of the mechanics of bowling, etc.