The Cricket Thread

[Stan Hullis]

 

[Sniffer]

Crawley must have some good photo's of Key.

His average is 19.5 over the last two years of test cricket and shows no signs of improvement. In a month where several batsman have shone in the County Championship he averages 19.5.

At least he's consistent.

 

[Sniffer]

From the Gruniad....

Matthew Mott has won the race to be appointed coach of the England men’s white-ball team, ending seven years in charge of the Australian women’s side by signing a four-year contract to lead the reigning ODI world champions, with his immediate focus being a return to his native country for this autumn’s Twenty20 World Cup.

 

[Tony Towner]

If he fails will there be chants of Mott out?

 

[Nando]

Archer bost again. Absolutely hammering him in that summer of 19 doesn't look too smart now.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Check this guy's action in the IPL! I mean technically it's probably ok under the laws of the game, but...

 

[Johnny75]

That’s surely a no ball as it’s below his lead shoulder.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

It's like an exaggeration of Malinga. And he was on the border of no ball.

 

[Tony Towner]

Depends on what it looks like on delivery, that's a few frames off. The leading wicket taker in Test cricket chucked it for a decent percentage of his deliveries

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

"21.1.2 Underarm bowling shall not be permitted except by special agreement before the match.

21.2 Fair delivery – the arm

For a delivery to be fair in respect of the arm the ball must not be thrown.

A ball is fairly delivered in respect of the arm if, once the bowler’s arm has reached the level of the shoulder in the delivery swing, the elbow joint is not straightened partially or completely from that instant until the ball has left the hand. This definition shall not debar a bowler from flexing or rotating the wrist in the delivery swing."

Second bit of bold is by me. Does suggest that the laws expect your arm to reach shoulder level, otherwise it is surely an under-arm delivery.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

But as Tony says, we really need to see it with the front foot planted and the moment of ball release. The arm seems straight, so it isn't a throw by the look of it.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

 

[Carrotdude]

How the fuck can you bowl anything like straight with that action!

 

[Tony Towner]

Straight arm' above the shoulder it's legal based on that

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

It's basically exactly like Malinga. And he could bowl lethal swinging yorkers that way. However, you would imagine that you could only really swing it away from the stumps, so your yorker delivery has to start outside leg stump for a right handed batsman facing. Lefties might not enjoy it very much though.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

England Watch, Week Seven, Day Two

Kent 519/9 dec vs Northamptonshire 21/2

Z Crawley 62

Somerset 211 vs Hampshire 144/5

T Banton 24
L Gregory 5
C Overton 44
J Leach 13

L Dawson 2-0-18-1

N Gubbins 36
J Vince 6
L Dawson 8

C Overton 18-9-21-3
L Gregory 11.5-4-45-1

Warwickshire 244 vs Yorkshire 269/4

D Sibley 9
R Yates 3
S Hain 8
D Briggs 5

D Bess 4-1-11-0

J Root 8
H Brook 82

D Briggs 13-4-36-0
R Yates 2-0-9-0

Essex 391 vs Lancashire 32/5

N Browne 71
D Lawrence 120
M Critchley 0
S Cook 16*
J Porter 0

J Anderson 21-5-59-0
M Parkinson 27-5-83-1

K Jennings 4
J Bohannon 0
P Salt 9*

S Cook 7-3-5-2
J Porter 6-0-19-2

Durham 350 vs Middlesex 88/2

A Lees 44
B Stokes 15
B Carse 28

T Roland-Jones 25-8-72-4

M Stoneman 41

B Carse 4-0-22-0
B Stokes 1-0-8-1

Derbyshire 260 vs Nottinghamshire 334/7

S Broad 19-5-36-2

H Hameed 15
B Duckett 86
J Clarke 37

Leicestershire 148 vs Worcestershire 456/3

E Barnard 14.2-4-45-3

J Libby 17

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

England Watch, Week Seven, Day Three

Kent 519/9 dec vs Northamptonshire 347/7

Z Crawley 62

Somerset 211 & 69 vs Hampshire 280 & 1/0

T Banton 24 & 10
L Gregory 5 & 0
C Overton 44 & 13
J Leach 13 & 0

L Dawson 2-0-18-1 & DNB

N Gubbins 36
J Vince 6
L Dawson 8

C Overton 26-10-57-4
L Gregory 17-4-72-1
J Leach 5-0-26-1

Warwickshire 244 & 57/3 vs Yorkshire 449

A Davies 19 & 8
D Sibley 9 & 14
R Yates 3 & 1
S Hain 8 & 19*
D Briggs 5

D Bess 4-1-11-0 & 5-5-0-0

J Root 8
H Brook 82
D Bess 1

D Briggs 32-7-92-1
R Yates 5-2-10-0

Essex 391 vs Lancashire 103 & 213/9

N Browne 71
D Lawrence 120
M Critchley 0
S Cook 16*
J Porter 0

J Anderson 21-5-59-0
M Parkinson 27-5-83-1

K Jennings 4 & 0
J Bohannon 0 & 14
P Salt 44 & 31
M Parkinson 14 & 6
J Anderson 0* & 0*

S Cook 13-5-18-4 & 15-5-30-2
J Porter 10-0-34-2 & 11-4-26-1
M Critchley 3-1-4-1 & 13-1-35-1

Durham 350 & 25/3 vs Middlesex 422

A Lees 44 & 1
B Stokes 15
B Carse 28

T Roland-Jones 25-8-72-4 & 5-1-7-3

M Stoneman 41
J Simpson 41
T Roland-Jones 22*

B Carse 16-1-89-0
B Stokes 21.2-5-72-4

Derbyshire 260 & 262 vs Nottinghamshire 358 & 3/0

S Broad 19-5-36-2 & 17-5-47-1

H Hameed 15 & 0*
B Duckett 86
J Clarke 37
S Broad 3

Leicestershire 148 & 170 vs Worcestershire 577/6 dec

E Barnard 14.2-4-45-3 & 9-0-64-1

J Libby 17
E Barnard 26

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Between them Sam Hain and Will Rhodes managed 220 unbeaten runs off 629 balls to get a draw for Warks at Headingley. Impressive rearguard. The attack is dross without Norwell and Stone though so we aren't going to win many games.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

England Watch, Week Seven - Final Scores

Kent 519/9 dec & 170/1 vs Northamptonshire 430

Z Crawley 62 & 84

Somerset 211 & 69 vs Hampshire 280 & 1/0

T Banton 24 & 10
L Gregory 5 & 0
C Overton 44 & 13
J Leach 13 & 0

L Dawson 2-0-18-1 & DNB

N Gubbins 36
J Vince 6
L Dawson 8

C Overton 26-10-57-4
L Gregory 17-4-72-1
J Leach 5-0-26-1

Warwickshire 244 & 252/3 vs Yorkshire 449

A Davies 19 & 8
D Sibley 9 & 14
R Yates 3 & 1
S Hain 8 & 109*
D Briggs 5

D Bess 4-1-11-0 & 24-13-40-0
J Root DNB & 8-2-17-0
H Brook DNB & 3-1-4-0

J Root 8
H Brook 82
D Bess 1

D Briggs 32-7-92-1
R Yates 5-2-10-0

Essex 391 vs Lancashire 103 & 232

N Browne 71
D Lawrence 120
M Critchley 0
S Cook 16*
J Porter 0

J Anderson 21-5-59-0
M Parkinson 27-5-83-1

K Jennings 4 & 0
J Bohannon 0 & 14
P Salt 44 & 31
M Parkinson 14 & 6
J Anderson 0* & 5*

S Cook 13-5-18-4 & 17-5-44-2
J Porter 10-0-34-2 & 11.3-4-27-2
M Critchley 3-1-4-1 & 13-1-35-1

Durham 350 & 188 vs Middlesex 422 & 119/4

A Lees 44 & 1
B Stokes 15 & 0
B Carse 28 & 19

T Roland-Jones 25-8-72-4 & 18-4-35-6

M Stoneman 41 & 29
J Simpson 41 & 21*
T Roland-Jones 22*

B Carse 16-1-89-0 & 4-0-31-0
B Stokes 21.2-5-72-4 & DNB

Derbyshire 260 & 262 vs Nottinghamshire 358 & 167/0

S Broad 19-5-36-2 & 17-5-47-1

H Hameed 15 & 93*
B Duckett 86
J Clarke 37
S Broad 3

Leicestershire 148 & 170 vs Worcestershire 577/6 dec

E Barnard 14.2-4-45-3 & 9-0-64-1

J Libby 17
E Barnard 26

 

[darlowolf64]

Looks like TR-J is having a good season @Deutsch Wolf...