*Official* English Domestic Season Thread 2010

[Neil Pickup]

Yup, here it is, at Cardiff, not Lord's as I thought. Middlesex took a first innings lead of 38 and can hardly have thought it would be enough to win by an innings. I wonder if that's the lowest ever total by a side that went on to win the title.



He went away quite satisfied apparently, which suggests it was really all down to overhead conditions.

Or ****e batting...

Low Totals: someone else can look through them and see if there's another Champion County to hand.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Gloucester now 48-7 chasing 125 with Hamish Marshall on 35*

Quality stuff.

 

[stumpski]

It would be absolutely incredible if Derby were to go on to win that, as it seems they will atm.

In the Sky game, selected with perfect timing it seems, KP is in the field first. And no Shakib for Worcs.

 

[stumpski]

Eight down now at Bristol, and Derbyshire have Hughes to thank; he helped the tail add 61 for the last two wickets and gave Gloucs a much trickier target than they'd have liked.


Edit: 61 for 9, and Marshall gone, their last hope.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Big crowd at the Oval - wonder what provoked this sudden explosion of interest in CB40?

Two conclusions to be drawn from the first few balls I've seen
(a) Moeen Ali has an awesome beard, right in the Anwar league
(b) I now understand why Lancs were picking Daren Powell over Steven Cheetham

Bizarre game at Bristol, rather overshadowing Oxfordshire's Jack Taylor making his FC debut for the hosts - doesn't seem to have been the greatest of tracks for a young offie to come in on, mind. He hasn't had a trundle and made 6 and 3. Though to be fair, that 3 is the third-highest score in Gloucester's run-chase...

 

[superkingdave]

epic season with the bat for Saj...terrible up to this year, now over 500 runs @36. Shame about the bowling.

 

[Pothas]

Would quite like him to get out now but think this game is lost for us anyway, bloody anoying that we field our strongest batting lineup of the whole season and collapse for 160 on the first day.

 

[stumpski]

Solanki looks good for 150 here.


(desperate attempt at reverse mockers, obv)

 

[stumpski]

Low Totals: someone else can look through them and see if there's another Champion County to hand.

Can't see one, at first perusal ... I would query whether all the matches on that list were genuinely first-class though, particularly those from the 18th century. And the Bs match in which they were all out for 6 has only ever been a footnote in Wisden.

100 for Solanki, well played.

 

[pskov]

Pietersen to get out for under 20, Surrey to lose by 200 runs.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Think the boy Russell must have the same agent as Kamran Akmal. Howler.

 

[stumpski]

I've commented on Shantry's action before, but what is it that's 'up' with it? Is he bowling off the wrong foot? Or is it just downright ugly?

 

[WorcsRoyal]

Absolutely amazing effort with the bat, Andrew's 2nd fifty was incredible.

still think we'll lose though aha, VERY inexperienced bowling line up.

 

[stumpski]

Absolutely amazing effort with the bat, Andrew's 2nd fifty was incredible.

still think we'll lose though aha, VERY inexperienced bowling line up.

Nah, not unless Russell bowls his full stint - his radar looks a bit askew so far.

Surrey will get over 300, but I don't see us winning.

 

[BoyBrumby]

I've commented on Shantry's action before, but what is it that's 'up' with it? Is he bowling off the wrong foot? Or is it just downright ugly?

Reminds me of that left-handed Pakistan bowler, Tanvir.

Unlike Tanvir he seems to be bowling off the right foot, but he's so front on and his right arm falls away so much it looks a bit spasticated.

 

[WorcsRoyal]

Nah, not unless Russell bowls his full stint - his radar looks a bit askew so far.

Surrey will get over 300, but I don't see us winning.

Think it's only Russell's 2nd game for us, we really could have done with one of Richardson or Mason in the team. Plenty of people who can bowl for us but nobody that stands out as anything special.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Ha, Davies celebrates his call up by missing a straight one.

Nah, hint of in-swing, tbf.

 

[fredfertang]

First time I've seen Hamilton-Brown bat this season - impressed tbh

The bloke at the other end looks vaguely familiar - not as good as RHB though

 

[stumpski]

He's new ... let him find his feet I say.

 

[stumpski]

Martin what's your vew on f-c status being given to matches from the Hambledon era? It was a completely different game then I would say. But CA's records have differed from Wisden's for a while now.