Greetings from Finland

[FahadG]

Hello all, my name is Fahad and I am an IT professional in Finland. I am an aspiring cricketer who is ready to give it as much as possible while working and spending time with wife and a kid. Due to more than needed concentration on education during my late teens and early twenties, I could not find time to learn the sport of cricket which I am crazy about. A few years ago, I finally got myself ready to play but at 27, I was too late to learn the sport which needs a lot of fast hand-eye co-ordination. Plus, I felt many times that my body strength is restricting my cricketing abilities. So, I tried to get strong and fit for 2010 season. I am dedicating myself to get strong and learn cricket as much as possible. Everyone says I am too old to learn it properly but hey it's never too late, is it?

I will start maintaining my 'training log' to keep myself motivated.

[mjh]

welcome to stronglifts FahadG. I didn't know they played cricket in Finland. Being from New Zealand, I was batting and bowling from a young age, and from trying to teach friends from overseas how to bowl, and the rules of the game, I can understand how difficult it must be to pick the game up. There's plenty of forum members from NZ, Australia, India and Great Britain, so if you have a question about cricket you can always ask a question in the off-topic section of the forum.

[saukkis]

Morjens, nice to see another Finn in here. But I've got to ask: cricket? You are the probably the first Finn I've come across that is passionate about it.

[FahadG]

welcome to stronglifts FahadG. I didn't know they played cricket in Finland. Being from New Zealand, I was batting and bowling from a young age, and from trying to teach friends from overseas how to bowl, and the rules of the game, I can understand how difficult it must be to pick the game up. There's plenty of forum members from NZ, Australia, India and Great Britain, so if you have a question about cricket you can always ask a question in the off-topic section of the forum.

Thanks mate!

Yeah there are two different divisions with 14 teams in total. The Finnish cricket association organizes around 5-6 tournaments each year. There is a Finnish National team which actively participates in ICC events.

[Burner]

Not to hijack the thread, but I'm happy to see other finns here as well.

Fahad, good luck with your training. Saukkis, where you from? Tampere myself.

[saukkis]

Rovaniemi.