Barney Rubble
International Coach
Nothing's gone wrong with it, it was just crap to begin with.
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***Official*** English Domestic Season 2007
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Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Durham wrapped up their victory fairly quickly, Harmison finishing with a Michelle. Hoggard running through Surrey. Looking marginally better for English cricket now.
Magrat Garlick
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Eight more games at Taunton...
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Loudon is and always has been a batsman who bowls - and not bowls very well, either.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Nah, Solanki was never picked with bowling in mind, really - took him an age to bowl for the first time in ODIs.
Solanki was only ever a bowler at u19 level.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
How truly strange... you've never said that the English domestic system is unreliable for judging how a player will go in international cricket?
If so, I must be imagining rather a lot of posts.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
He batted at eight and bowled for a period. Typically one who does that would be considered a bowler. I know mentioning Solanki was a stretch, but he seemed to be temporarily occupying the "batsman-spinner" position in the side without bowling for a while by batting at #8 - below Geraint Jokes mind you. Then he eventually did bowl while in that role - possibly because the captain assumed he could judging by his strange selection and batting position.
Spitfires_Fan
State Vice-Captain
Yeah, take your point, but it takes more than simply batting on a flat track to get above 300. He could get dodgy decisions, lose concentration, get run out - even batting at Taunton for an entire season, he'd be doing very well to get over 300 again this season.
I was going to say that he'd be facing stronger bowling attacks as well, but then realised that the likes of Leicestershire and Derbyshire are still to come
stumpski
International Captain
Yes I saw that pitiful effort at the Oval I'm afraid. Spent longer travelling to and from the game than watching cricket. Interesting to get a first look at Rashid though.
Perm
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He had a pretty good game actually, 7 wickets and a half century.
Anna
International Vice-Captain
And it worked! He beat the bat on numerous occasions, had a number of maidens & bowled Hutton for 10.Blackwell, opening the bowling for zummerzet, interesting
PhoenixFire
International Coach
Great win for Yorkshire, my money is on them for the CC.
SpaceMonkey
International Debutant
Poor first game for Worcs, lets hope its not a sign of things to come! 
We relied on 1-2 bowlers far too much last year, which we just cant do this.
We relied on 1-2 bowlers far too much last year, which we just cant do this.Pup Clarke
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Their bowling attack is right up there IMO along with Sussex and Lancashire.Gough,Hoggard,Gillespie,Bresnan and Rashid is excellent.
PhoenixFire
International Coach
Yeah Gough and Gillepsie are almost certainly past their best but still top notch bowlers.