The Cricket Thread

[Dinowolf]

50 for Hales on his comeback

Hales gone 53

142-4

 

[Dinowolf]

England win

Brooks 42 n.o. off 25 balls

 

[Sniffer]

But Kent have since bowled Hants out for 58

In less than 17 overs. Pathetic effort from Hants who are/were in with a good shout for the title.

 

[Carrotdude]

Kent are already 3 down so still a decent chance for Hampshire

 

[Carrotdude]

Lancashire: 131 & 73
Essex: 107 & 59

Lancashire win by 38 runs.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

If this week ends without points deductions for certain counties for unacceptable pitches Somerset will be pissed off. Our deduction cost us the title.

 

[Sniffer]

Warwickshire got full bowling points but just a small first innings lead. They need to win as Kent and Somerset are likely to do so and if they do Yorkshire will find themselves in the race for the drop.

 

[Tony Towner]

Warwickshire got full bowling points but just a small first innings lead. They need to win as Kent and Somerset are likely to do so and if they do Yorkshire will find themselves in the race for the drop.

Aged well, tbh they deserve to be relegated

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Northants are getting dragged in too. Only certainty looks Gloucester finishing bottom.

EDIT - I hadn't noticed Warks second innings batting "efforts". Oh dear. Oh dear me.

 

[Sniffer]

ECB proposes cut in number of county games

The number of County Championship matches could be cut from 14 to 10 with a smaller First Division of six teams under new ECB proposals.

www.bbc.co.uk

Division One down to 6 teams. Two second divisions with each winner playing off to be promoted. 50 over cup in April. If you aren't in the 100 squads then you'll have no meaningful cricket in August.

 

[Tony Towner]

While The Hundred remains sacrosanct you are just making decisions around which other elements of the calendar you are compromising. The 50 over competition benefits from having more players versus now, but in conditions they'll never face Internationally.

 

[Carrotdude]

I don’t like it but at least the CC would start later and be continuous and it does make the 50 over game have a bit more point to it. I’m convinced the 100 will end up dying at some point but only to be replaced by another t20.

Makes me laugh that the stats for that count towards t20 stats for the players - I thought it was meant to be a new format?

 

[North Shropshire Lad]

Worcestershire winning today means that as long as Middlesex don't win against Leics, second place is all to play for next week. I think...
Unless the whole divisional format is reviewed.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

ECB proposes cut in number of county games

The number of County Championship matches could be cut from 14 to 10 with a smaller First Division of six teams under new ECB proposals.

www.bbc.co.uk

Division One down to 6 teams. Two second divisions with each winner playing off to be promoted. 50 over cup in April. If you aren't in the 100 squads then you'll have no meaningful cricket in August.

More pertinently, if you are a county without a franchise for the 16.4, that is a cut in gate money. Fuck the "ideas" off, and kill the fucking problem, which is the shit new competition.

 

[Sniffer]

More pertinently, if you are a county without a franchise for the 16.4, that is a cut in gate money. Fuck the "ideas" off, and kill the fucking problem, which is the shit new competition.

Somerset were getting bumper gates for the Royal London which I doubt they'll get when its cold in April. Will leave them even worse off.

 

[Sniffer]

Gloucestershire need 148 to almost certainly condemn Warwickshire to relegation.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Somerset were getting bumper gates for the Royal London which I doubt they'll get when its cold in April. Will leave them even worse off.

The bumper gates were also because the fucking ECB seem to think all Somerset fans would mysteriously support Welsh fire in their dung pile of a tournament. Never going to happen.

If I were Somerset, I would refuse to release the players for the 16.4 draft. At least it would bring things to a head.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Gloucestershire need 148 to almost certainly condemn Warwickshire to relegation.

You have seen Glos bat? Warwickshire still in with a fighting chance.

 

[Kenny]

I'm a big fan of the 100, sorry the hilarious 16.4....not because of anything to do with cricket (not cricket though) its because its like a bat signal for Paddy. I reckon you sit there reading your big books of gaming or how to cheat at online chess and suddenly you know when someone has mentioned the 100 online and within seconds the rage typing has begun.

I would like to thank the ECB, Sky, BBC and KP Crisps for this. I would subscribe to a channel that covered the reaction tbh

 

[Dinowolf]

England win the Toss and bat
Liam Dawson in for Gleeson