zaremba
Cricketer Of The Year
Better today, winning the match with 58 runs and 4-1-18-1Nice start to the T20 cup for Luke Wright as well, 1st baller
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***Official*** English Domestic Season 2009
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PhoenixFire
International Coach
Yep James Taylor took a very similar one yesterday, Jacques Rudolph really got hold of a fullt-toss by Henderson and smacked it low and fast towards the dug-out area a mid-on. Taylor is about 5'5", but quick as hell, dived and took a full length catch at about shoulder height in front of the boundary rope. Was an absolute screamer, best I've ever seen.
Neil Pickup
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The improvement of boundary fielding and general outfielding in the last decade is directly correlated with the rise of Twenty20. Discuss...
Jungle Jumbo
International Vice-Captain
Just got back. Yeah, Croft's catch was insanely good - no idea how he wasn't man of the match when he took three very good catches (that one, one on the run and a skier that was moving about a lot). McGrath's to get rid of Prince was almost as good as well.
Not sure about opening the bowling with du Plessis though. He may have ended up with really good figures, but he got away with all sorts of ****e. The one he got Gale with (first ball of the innings) was almost a full-toss no-ball and he then bowled a series of drag downs, half-volleys and full-tosses which kept finding the fielders. Keedy did his usual stuff, Mahmood got a bit of tap from Vaughan early on but returned well. He just has too much pace for most county batsmen. Parry was a bit hit-and-miss, but I guess it was his first Twenty20 game. Nice action with a high gather anyway.
With the bat, we just took our time. Croft settled it by smashing Shahzad (very ordinary) everywhere in the fourth over, leaving Prince to take his time and just pick the right ball to smash.
Not sure about opening the bowling with du Plessis though. He may have ended up with really good figures, but he got away with all sorts of ****e. The one he got Gale with (first ball of the innings) was almost a full-toss no-ball and he then bowled a series of drag downs, half-volleys and full-tosses which kept finding the fielders. Keedy did his usual stuff, Mahmood got a bit of tap from Vaughan early on but returned well. He just has too much pace for most county batsmen. Parry was a bit hit-and-miss, but I guess it was his first Twenty20 game. Nice action with a high gather anyway.
With the bat, we just took our time. Croft settled it by smashing Shahzad (very ordinary) everywhere in the fourth over, leaving Prince to take his time and just pick the right ball to smash.
superkingdave
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Funny you should say that, on the radio they were saying that pretty much every ball Mahmood was bowling was a slower ball...think they said he bowled 11 slower balls on the trot at one point, now the commentators on radio lancs are not unprone to talking sh*t so I wouldn't be surprised to hear they were making it up.
PhoenixFire
International Coach
I'm not sure whether I agree with the statement that Mahmood is too fast for most county batsmen. County standard batsmen (or good ones at least) don't get beaten for pace on a regular basis as a rule. They are much more likely to get beaten by, swing, bounce, seam and spin than they are to get beaten by pace.
Jungle Jumbo
International Vice-Captain
He bowled several slower-ball bouncers and I guess he was mixing it up a bit, but when he was bowling quick he looked quick and so the slower-ball became much more effective.
Jungle Jumbo
International Vice-Captain
Yeah, should probably clarify that, I meant more the tailenders he was bowling at.
Neil Pickup
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That was rather sharp from Kieswetter. Done really well to break up his momentum down the leg side and get his weight back quick enough to take the bails.
King Pietersen
International Captain
What's wrong with getting out to a good ball? =/
2nd stumping for Keiswetter, looks a really handy keeper and a talented batsman. Sign him up England!
Waller's on a hat-trick. Heck of a collapse from Warwickshire!
2nd stumping for Keiswetter, looks a really handy keeper and a talented batsman. Sign him up England!
Waller's on a hat-trick. Heck of a collapse from Warwickshire!
grecian
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Yeah, and with Ian Bell in the middle of it, too
This was how Somerset won their first match, with Waller and Thomas bowling tight in tandem.
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King Pietersen
International Captain
I rate Alfonso Thomas very highly when it comes to death bowling. Every time I've seen him bowling at the death he's been excellent. One of the best Yorker bowlers on the County Circuit I'd say.
Waller getting some treatment in his 3rd over. Bowled a good 2nd over, but it seems they've worked him out. Both his 1st and 3rd overs have been pretty poor tbh, he was gifted one of his 2 wickets.
Waller getting some treatment in his 3rd over. Bowled a good 2nd over, but it seems they've worked him out. Both his 1st and 3rd overs have been pretty poor tbh, he was gifted one of his 2 wickets.
King Pietersen
International Captain
Dunno who he is, but he sounds like an English version of Ian Harvey. Very nasal voice, quite annoying, just not quite as annoying a voice as Harvey.
Really enjoyed Trott's innings earlier as well. Would much rather have seen him in the England T20 side ahead of Rob Key. Key's been in poor OD form this season!
Edit: It's Andy Caddick. No wonder the bias.
Thomas is such an excellent T20 bowler, this is a brilliant exhibition of death bowling!
Really enjoyed Trott's innings earlier as well. Would much rather have seen him in the England T20 side ahead of Rob Key. Key's been in poor OD form this season!
Edit: It's Andy Caddick. No wonder the bias.
Thomas is such an excellent T20 bowler, this is a brilliant exhibition of death bowling!
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