***Official*** English Domestic Season 2009

[Uppercut]

Hehe. I can't really run my laptop off the battery anyway, there's an intermittent charging issue.

 

[stumpski]

Sky showing the Somerset - Sussex game today, Somerset to bat first. The garden might have to wait for a while.

 

[superkingdave]

Haha terrible shot by Trescothick first ball.

 

[stumpski]

 

[stumpski]

Absolute sitter spilled there. Came at a nice height.

And predictably, Hildreth hits the next for 4.

 

[stumpski]

Somerset have recovered from their dodgy start with a big partnership between Kieswetter and de Bruyn. Sussex offie Hamilton-Brown has had to resort to bowling at 62-63 mph.

Hampshire threatening a huge total at the Rose Bowl, 184-1 after 28 against Middlesex.

 

[Manee]

Lancashire playing a Test match at Old Trafford.

 

[stumpski]

Yes, I see what you mean. Ball moving around a bit perhaps?

 

[superkingdave]

Lancashire playing a Test match at Old Trafford.

Sounds like its moving around a lot early doors and Masters is tight as a gnats arse. Reckon 230 will be a decent score

 

[Manee]

It is Masters, he's going to kill OD cricket.

 

[stumpski]

England could do worse ...

Sooner see him in there than Harmison anyway.

 

[Manee]

England could do worse ...

Sooner see him in there than Harmison anyway.

I actually think he'd be a very good ODI pick - I think he is the fourth best OD bowler in the country, atm, after Flintoff, Swann and Broad.

 

[stumpski]

5 runs from 44 balls, incredible stuff these days.

Nice ton for Kieswetter, and Michael Lumb's about to do likewise.

 

[superkingdave]

Recovering a little here at 75/2 afer 23.3...hopefully we can get at least 230.

 

[stumpski]

Only four overs from Kirtley and Sussex keeping their spinners on well into the last five overs ... ITSTL.

Hard to believe that Hants are going to fall short of 300 after the start they had, but it's looking likely.

Lancs 75-2 approaching lunch on the first day.

 

[zaremba]

Somerset's innings a game of three, er, halves - good start by Sussex, good recovery by Somerset, good finish by Sussex.

I'm hoping for a good run-chase here. 285 is in theory certainly very gettable. Langer said before the game that a par score was 350!

 

[superkingdave]

Du Plessis fighting to get us a decent score, Sutton fighting to stop him.

 

[superkingdave]

Faf! If only he were English, would walk in to the ODI side.

Lancs somehow get to 262 with Du Plessis 113* from 70 odd balls. After the start who'd have thunk it? Seven sixes...penultimate ball went for 12 (6nb & 4)

 

[stumpski]

Faf! If only he were English, would walk in to the ODI side.

Lancs somehow get to 262 with Du Plessis 113* from 70 odd balls. After the start who'd have thunk it? Seven sixes..penultimate ball went for 12 (6nb & 4)

Ooh dear, I bet the bowler was avoiding his captain's eye after that - 262, yeah at least 40 more than looked likely at one stage.

 

[PhoenixFire]

Watched du Plessis play against Yorkshire at OT in the CC last year and was very impressed with him, hope he does well (not against us though obviously).