***Official*** English Domestic Season 2007

[Spitfires_Fan]

Kent.

I'm decidedly underwhelmed.

 

[Poker Boy]

Spare a thought for poor old Worcestershire. New Road is a lake, all the 20/20 matches due to be played there won't be, and they've lost the Warwuckshire "derby" because they couldn't find an alternative venue in time. One hopes for their sake they find a venue (Kiddiminster?) for their remaining home 20-20 games.

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

Solid performance in the field from Lancashire tonight. Didn't see anything of the batting, but the young seamers and the spinners were first class. Jayasuriya is probably a better Twenty20 bowler than a batsman. And if Croft had held that catch at long-off, it would have been probably the best I would have ever seen.

 

[Scaly piscine]

So... Somerset played four lost four in the Twenty20, but topping the group in the 2nd division for the 4-day game. Interesting turnaround.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Spare a thought for poor old Worcestershire. New Road is a lake, all the 20/20 matches due to be played there won't be, and they've lost the Warwuckshire "derby" because they couldn't find an alternative venue in time. One hopes for their sake they find a venue (Kiddiminster?) for their remaining home 20-20 games.

Will be interesting to see how the wicket plays for the remaining championship games

 

[stumpski]

Good fifty from Fleming although it probably isnt enough.

What game are you watching? They're showing a repeat of last year's final on Sky.

 

[cover drive man]

What game are you watching? They're showing a repeat of last year's final on Sky.

*Hides head in shame*

 

[stumpski]

I don't know what category that's in, but it's gotta win something.

Today's match was rained off by the way.

 

[PhoenixFire]

Haha how gun is David Wainwright? 2-0-6-3 in a Twenty20 match aint half good. Gun win for Yorkshire.

 

[James]

Sounds like Hamish Marshall is going well:

Hamish Marshall's superb 55-ball 100 led the way for Gloucestershire as they stormed to a 61-run Twenty20 victory over Worcestershire at Chester Road.

The Kiwi opener scored over half of the visitors' runs, bludgeoning 10 fours and six sixes in his century.

 

[Perm]

Sounds like Hamish Marshall is going well:

Fair effort from Hamish, considering he had an average of about 10 going into that game.

 

[brockley]

If hamish marshall is playing under a UK passprot now then gloucester can sign another overseas player can't they,they should get marcus north back then.

 

[stumpski]

Sky's featured T20 match between Northants and Gloucestershire has been abandoned, you could see how wet the outfield was - and that's Northants' third 'no-result' out of six scheduled matches. The midlands group has been particularly badly hit.

 

[stumpski]

Perhaps they should've shown the match at Beckenham instead - it's been obvious for a few days now that there was more chance of play in a southern group fixture. No doubt the schedules are decided long in advance, but a bit of flexibilty would be handy.

Superb figures for Chris Schofield btw.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Perhaps they should've shown the match at Beckenham instead - it's been obvious for a few days now that there was more chance of play in a southern group fixture. No doubt the schedules are decided long in advance, but a bit of flexibilty would be handy.

Superb figures for Chris Schofield btw.

What's Ramprakash and Butcher doing in a Twenty20 side?

Edit: OK, Ramprakash is actually semi-decent looking at the stats. Butcher, though...just why?

 

[stumpski]

Well Butch is captain I suppose, and he has played quite a few effective one-day innings over the years - although, to be honest, I think he ought to give T20 a miss. I'm not sure why England pigeon-holed him as a Test player so early on - something to do with his fielding, perhaps? His record of 50-odd Tests and no ODIs is unique for a modern player. Even Justin Langer had a few one-dayers.

 

[Xuhaib]

Well Butch is captain I suppose, and he has played quite a few effective one-day innings over the years - although, to be honest, I think he ought to give T20 a miss. I'm not sure why England pigeon-holed him as a Test player so early on - something to do with his fielding, perhaps? His record of 50-odd Tests and no ODIs is unique for a modern player. Even Justin Langer had a few one-dayers.

If Langer had been born in some other country he certainly would have had 200+ Odi's

 

[Perm]

If Langer had been born in some other country he certainly would have had 200+ Odi's

That is true, he has a pretty handy record and has torn apart quite a few attacks over the years. His early Test batting probably put the selectors off the idea.

 

[Scaly piscine]

ffs it's an absolute joke how abject Durham batsmen are against spinners in Twenty20.

 

[stumpski]

Saqlain Mushtaq is making his debut for Sussex today - playing against his old Surrey skipper Adam Hollioake. Apparently he's now the holder of a British passport. Does that mean he's England-qualified now? He last played for Pakistan early in 2004 IIRC.