*Official* English Domestic Season Thread 2010

[superkingdave]

Sounds like a case of the yips, would be a shame if it was, promising young cricketer Dawson.

 

[Pothas]

Is a real shame, he has bowled very little in last year as it is.

Hope he can stay in the side as a batsman at least when Lumb is not around, still a better option than Benham.

Herath performing as feared, would much rathrer just have Briggs in the side and got a reasonable pace bowler in for a while.

 

[TT Boy]

Durham looking pretty average so far this season.

Mark Davies should be in the England side. 89 overs and still counting...

 

[zaremba]

Hmm decent over from Liam Dawson

. . 1wd 1wd 1wd 1wd 2wd . 1wd 1wd 1 . .

Ouch.

That has Scott Boswell written all over it.

 

[Furball]

Is a real shame, he has bowled very little in last year as it is.

Hope he can stay in the side as a batsman at least when Lumb is not around, still a better option than Benham.

Herath performing as feared, would much rathrer just have Briggs in the side and got a reasonable pace bowler in for a while.

Wasn't Herath playing league cricket somewhere in England last year before randomly rolling over the Pakistanis in a home series?

 

[King Pietersen]

Trott's List A performances so far this year have been ridiculous. 4 innings, 243 runs, 2 fifties, 1 century and a strike rate of 86 to go with it. Both he and Bell have gone really well domestically so far this year. Looking like we've got some real competition for places in the batting order now. Strauss in possession atm, but Lumb's looking good in the T20's, and then Trott, Davies and Bell are all going along very nicely. I actually feel Bell should be being talked about a bit more as an ODi player. He has a good ODi record, with an average of 35, and he's been excellent in the last 2 seasons of List A cricket. Should definitley be in contention.

We're looking toothless with the ball unfortunately. Pitch looks flat, but none of the bowlers really look like getting a wicket other than Herath to Trott. Can't see us winning this one.

 

[King Pietersen]

Cork bowling abysmally here. Bell swept him for 4 second ball and then clips him over midwicket for 4; that's then followed by a no ball that's hit for 2 and now we've got a free hit. Bell is batting beautifully though, has a strike rate of over 100 for the season to go with his average of 75. WAG.

 

[superkingdave]

Trott's List A performances so far this year have been ridiculous. 4 innings, 243 runs, 2 fifties, 1 century and a strike rate of 86 to go with it. Both he and Bell have gone really well domestically so far this year. Looking like we've got some real competition for places in the batting order now. Strauss in possession atm, but Lumb's looking good in the T20's, and then Trott, Davies and Bell are all going along very nicely. I actually feel Bell should be being talked about a bit more as an ODi player. He has a good ODi record, with an average of 35, and he's been excellent in the last 2 seasons of List A cricket. Should definitley be in contention.

We're looking toothless with the ball unfortunately. Pitch looks flat, but none of the bowlers really look like getting a wicket other than Herath to Trott. Can't see us winning this one.

I don't think a strike rate of 86 in a 40 over comp is anything to crow about, especially as everyone else in his side is scoring faster than him!

 

[stumpski]

Holland 88-3 against Yorkshire atm ... always want to see them do well, especially as they've now got a bloke called Tommy Cooper playing for them. Certainly hoping to see them turn Middlesex over tomorrow. They won't be taken seriously as an international side until they start beating a few counties.

Presumably, as they're playing as a county, they could have an overseas player? So while they might not have RTD available, they could get Jacques Kallis - if the money was right.

 

[stumpski]

Wasn't Herath playing league cricket somewhere in England last year before randomly rolling over the Pakistanis in a home series?

He played for Moddershall in the North Staffordshire and South Cheshire League from early May to late June. Figures were nothing special for a Test player though - 14 wickets in seven matches and a best score of 57.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

I don't think a strike rate of 86 in a 40 over comp is anything to crow about, especially as everyone else in his side is scoring faster than him!

Not bad as the anchor man though which is obviously his role in the side.

 

[superkingdave]

Holland 88-3 against Yorkshire atm ... always want to see them do well, especially as they've now got a bloke called Tommy Cooper playing for them. Certainly hoping to see them turn Middlesex over tomorrow. They won't be taken seriously as an international side until they start beating a few counties.

Presumably, as they're playing as a county, they could have an overseas player? So while they might not have RTD available, they could get Jacques Kallis - if the money was right.

Dighton is their overseas player no?

 

[stumpski]

Yes, I'm sure he is - I knew they'd had a few Aussies and Kiwis playing for them over the years so I thought he was another of those.

 

[S Chanderpaul]

Some good batting here from Hildreth and Butler. Butler has hit a few lovely inside out drives from the spinners and he looks a really good player for a 19 year old!

Monty getting smacked about as you'd expect.

 

[superkingdave]

Still no Cross in the squad for tomorrow, its embarrassing the nepotism in action at Old Trafford. Its not like we've been doing well in OD cricket either.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Yet another win for Yorkshire.

 

[S Chanderpaul]

Excellent ton for Hildreth coming from just 66 balls.

 

[Kweek]

for a team which just lost their best bowler I think the Netherlands can leave Yorkshire with their head held high, great performance by them without RtD and Kervezee

 

[grecian]

Jos Buttler looks a top prospect, bit worried about what'll happen when CK comes back. Don't see him playing just as a batsman. Anyway good win, but Tauntons pitch still a joke

 

[superkingdave]

Cruised to a 9 wicket win today, Horton and Moore knocking the runs off easily enough, shame we are already out.