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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2019 12:04:31 GMT 1
Sam Northeast going well for Hants. He's a player whose just not quite been on the fringes of an England call up in the past
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Post by northwestman on Apr 7, 2019 18:58:40 GMT 1
Start of the 2019 county championship today although not a full opening day fixture list. One player to look out for this summer, Joe Clarke. 50 on debut today with his new county Notts. He's got to a 100 now. 97* in 2nd innings. Will Notts allow him to go on to his 2nd century or will they declare overnight?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2019 19:38:09 GMT 1
97* in 2nd innings. Will Notts allow him to go on to his 2nd century or will they declare overnight? Notts may already be thinking that they've lost Clarke for the Ashes
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Post by tvor on Apr 7, 2019 20:25:29 GMT 1
The problem for Joe Clarke, and other potential batting candidates, is that the only spots that are likely to be available in The Ashes are in the top three, ie one opener and a number three. Clarke isn't going to fill either of those and neither are the likes of Ollie Pope or Sam Northeast.
It's also disappointing to see a potential England opener of the future, Max Holden, still batting in the middle order for Middlesex at the start of this season.
Hopefully Alex Lees, an opener earmarked for big things a few years ago when with Yorkshire, can get his career back on track at Durham and get himself back into contention for England.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2019 21:12:49 GMT 1
The problem for Joe Clarke, and other potential batting candidates, is that the only spots that are likely to be available in The Ashes are in the top three, ie one opener and a number three. Clarke isn't going to fill either of those and neither are the likes of Ollie Pope or Sam Northeast. It's also disappointing to see a potential England opener of the future, Max Holden, still batting in the middle order for Middlesex at the start of this season. Hopefully Alex Lees, an opener earmarked for big things a few years ago when with Yorkshire, can get his career back on track at Durham and get himself back into contention for England. If Joe Root moved to three then Joe Clarke may get a chance at four? I still don't think that Bairstow is a long term solution at three.
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Post by tvor on Apr 8, 2019 11:40:47 GMT 1
But Root wants to bat at four, I doubt he will move up to three. I think Bairstow is likely to keep wicket this summer and bat in the middle order leaving a vacancy at three. Denly hasn't done enough to nail that position down yet so it's up for grabs.
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Post by scooter on Apr 8, 2019 12:34:08 GMT 1
97* in 2nd innings. Will Notts allow him to go on to his 2nd century or will they declare overnight? No. Overnight declaration. That is harsh
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Post by northwestman on Apr 8, 2019 15:38:27 GMT 1
97* in 2nd innings. Will Notts allow him to go on to his 2nd century or will they declare overnight? No. Overnight declaration. That is harsh True. He was on strike for the 1st over today. A couple of balls might have sufficed!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2019 17:23:37 GMT 1
No. Overnight declaration. That is harsh True. He was on strike for the 1st over today. A couple of balls might have sufficed! At least he's got a not out to his name. That'll boost his average. Not much consulation mind 😕
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Post by shropshirelad42 on Apr 9, 2019 10:31:34 GMT 1
A bit like what Atherton did to Hick !! ................. Declared when he was 99 not out. Would one more over (in both cases) have made any difference to the results ?? But then again I am a Worc supporter But is that type of decision good for team spirit ?? I think I may have thrown a wobbly. Arrrrrgh !!
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Post by northwestman on Apr 9, 2019 11:07:47 GMT 1
A bit like what Atherton did to Hick !! ................. Declared when he was 99 not out. Would one more over (in both cases) have made any difference to the results ?? But then again I am a Worc supporter But is that type of decision good for team spirit ?? I think I may have thrown a wobbly. Arrrrrgh !! And Hick never did score a century against Australia. What was even more ridiculous was that Patel farmed the last 5 balls of the last over of the day when he might have had a good idea they were going to declare overnight. Still, Root will have been there to watch every ball of Clarke's 2 innings, so that won't do him much harm.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2019 11:50:46 GMT 1
The Pears are going well in their opening game of the season at Grace Road. Good to see.
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Post by shropshirelad42 on Apr 12, 2019 11:56:18 GMT 1
Good start for the Pears, but still don't think Dolly is a number three, or even a top five batsman. He does not seem to have the patience. I think that Warwicks' will miss Trott, and Bell (a class act) needs to get fit for them again fairly quickly.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2019 12:07:22 GMT 1
It's strange to see Middlesex and Lancs playing each other in division 2. Both clubs will be keen to get promoted given the strength of their squads.
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Post by tvor on Apr 12, 2019 12:16:30 GMT 1
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Post by tvor on Apr 12, 2019 12:18:42 GMT 1
Good to see Root in such good early season form. The enigma that is Gary Ballance also in fine form, if he sustains a good volume of runs into mid summer it will be interesting to see whether he is considered for the Ashes.
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Post by shropshirelad42 on Apr 12, 2019 12:24:08 GMT 1
I have three or four mates who are Lancs supporters, and boy oh boy do we have a lot of 'friendly' banter. Never failing to remind them of the last over defeat in the Semi Final of the Cup where they only needed four to win, and the Worcester 'legend' Andrew Hall stopped them doing so. Happy days
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Post by tvor on Apr 12, 2019 12:30:12 GMT 1
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Post by shropshirelad42 on Apr 12, 2019 12:48:46 GMT 1
A bit like what Atherton did to Hick !! ................. Declared when he was 99 not out. Would one more over (in both cases) have made any difference to the results ?? But then again I am a Worc supporter But is that type of decision good for team spirit ?? I think I may have thrown a wobbly. Arrrrrgh !! www.thecricketer.com/Topics/countychampionship/joe_clarke_accepted_denial_of_second_century_insists_notts_captain_steven_mullaney.htmlSlightly different sport but I remember about twenty five years ago when I played crown green bowls for a 'well known' Shrewsbury team. Three quarters of the way through the season I was top of the 1st team and reserve team averages and the 1st team skipper dropped me after 6 consecutive wins. The excuse being that I was not on the 'pink form' and he wanted to give pink form players a game. A lot of my team mates - from both teams- did not agree with this decision, but it was the skippers choice and nothing was done about it. I later found out from a committee member that the skipper and a couple of committee members didn't want me to win both aggregates. It was not a good decision as myself and about half a dozen of my mates left the club at the end of the season. Isn't the whole idea of sport to individually win things AND set records. I always thought I was a fairly popular member of the club - and I still won the reserve team aggregate- but then again maybe some were jealous and did it out of spite. It didn't do a lot for team spirit either because after we left the bowls teams went a bit downhill. I liked the club so returned a few years later..... but never volunteered to bowl for the 1st team of course. Not that Joe Clarke is about to leave Notts some time soon because of that decision.
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Post by shropshirelad42 on Apr 12, 2019 12:50:40 GMT 1
Whoops !! The part beginning.... Slightly different spot is my post.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2019 17:43:48 GMT 1
Haseeb Hameed scores 117 for Lancashire v Middlesex.
Let's hope that there is more to come from the promising opener this summer.
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Post by tvor on Apr 13, 2019 18:22:56 GMT 1
True. He was on strike for the 1st over today. A couple of balls might have sufficed! At least he's got a not out to his name. That'll boost his average. Not much consulation mind 😕 Only two in each innings in the defeat to Somerset won't have done him any favours though. Maybe he had other things on his mind this week?
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Post by Salopfan99 on Apr 15, 2019 11:48:49 GMT 1
Australia and India squads announced today.
A couple of surprise omissions: Hazlewood for the Ozzies, and Rishabh Pant for India.
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Post by franthetownfan on Apr 16, 2019 19:07:08 GMT 1
Australia and India squads announced today. A couple of surprise omissions: Hazlewood for the Ozzies, and Rishabh Pant for India. Haze isn’t a surprise and neither is Pant. Pant hasn’t taken his chances in 50 over cricket and Hazelwood isn’t guaranteed to be fit by then. On another note, I just saw Archer bowl 4 full tosses, 1 in the slot and another dragged down. He takes 2 wickets and goes for 3 runs and gets immense praise. He looks far too bling to play for England - and Woakes is right - picking him is tragic. They fast tracked him and changed the laws because of it. A huge gamble since he’s unproven at test and 50 over level - it doesn’t come off for everyone just like that.
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Post by Salopfan99 on Apr 16, 2019 20:28:42 GMT 1
Australia and India squads announced today. A couple of surprise omissions: Hazlewood for the Ozzies, and Rishabh Pant for India. Haze isn’t a surprise and neither is Pant. Pant hasn’t taken his chances in 50 over cricket and Hazelwood isn’t guaranteed to be fit by then. On another note, I just saw Archer bowl 4 full tosses, 1 in the slot and another dragged down. He takes 2 wickets and goes for 3 runs and gets immense praise. He looks far too bling to play for England - and Woakes is right - picking him is tragic. They fast tracked him and changed the laws because of it. A huge gamble since he’s unproven at test and 50 over level - it doesn’t come off for everyone just like that. I’d suggest that Pant could be their Buttler-esque player, and as I saw somebody suggest, the selection of Karthik over Pant is a worst-case as opposed to best-case scenario selection, in that they should have confidence in their top three to build a platform for their middle-order hitters to launch from, and thus Pant could be one to take advantage here. As for Hazlewood, I know he’s had his injury concerns, so I suppose they’re looking to use him in the Ashes only.
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Post by franthetownfan on Apr 17, 2019 17:31:25 GMT 1
Haze isn’t a surprise and neither is Pant. Pant hasn’t taken his chances in 50 over cricket and Hazelwood isn’t guaranteed to be fit by then. On another note, I just saw Archer bowl 4 full tosses, 1 in the slot and another dragged down. He takes 2 wickets and goes for 3 runs and gets immense praise. He looks far too bling to play for England - and Woakes is right - picking him is tragic. They fast tracked him and changed the laws because of it. A huge gamble since he’s unproven at test and 50 over level - it doesn’t come off for everyone just like that. I’d suggest that Pant could be their Buttler-esque player, and as I saw somebody suggest, the selection of Karthik over Pant is a worst-case as opposed to best-case scenario selection, in that they should have confidence in their top three to build a platform for their middle-order hitters to launch from, and thus Pant could be one to take advantage here. As for Hazlewood, I know he’s had his injury concerns, so I suppose they’re looking to use him in the Ashes only. I think Pant is a guy they see as having massively disappointed in ODI games so far - but just going with Dhoni because he’s Dhoni isn’t too great. Obviously if their top 4 play like they can most sides are doomed. Plunkett looks like he’s ready to quit! Doesn’t matter what bowling attack England pick - they’re all a bit meh. If the pitches are flat, england will win easily. If there is any kind of swing or intelligence plays a role then England will go out at the earliest stage. I’d consider Hales over Stokes, don’t need his bowling and his batting is over rated. I read today that apparently Archer is hyped up to be as good as Stokes or Flintoff. Sounds like he’ll be a bit crap then. He will perform in one series and then mess up or he will be the most over rated player in the game! XD
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2019 17:54:00 GMT 1
Some one sided games in the Royal London one day cup today!
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Post by northwestman on Apr 17, 2019 18:21:18 GMT 1
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Post by northwestman on Apr 17, 2019 19:44:04 GMT 1
Some one sided games in the Royal London one day cup today! Not one close game. Excellent win for Worcs against Lancs, but I do worry that they are lacking a spinner, with Moeen playing for England and Twohig out all season with an injury. Perhaps they can persuade Somerset to loan them Dom Bess, who doesn't seem to be getting games with them.
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Post by northwestman on Apr 17, 2019 19:47:17 GMT 1
All 6 teams batting 1st won today.
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