English Domestic Season 2011

[TT Boy]

Howelly again! Didn't have as good a year in Australia as what he did the year before, but he's doing a great job back over in England. Think that's his FC debut as well?

Indeed. In line to be one of the select few to debut with a duck and a 100.

 

[TT Boy]

Topley's last exam was yesterday morning, he went straight from the exam to the ground. Tsotsobe is on his way home if his twitter is anything to go by

Pretty pathetic and embarrassing from Lopsy. He has played in England before, gone as far as second XI cricket for Sussex, weather has apparently been surprisingly good in the South as well recently and all he does is moan and go at 6 runs an over.

Even a finished Makhaya Ntini averaged under 20 with the ball and took wickets for fun for Kent last year.

South Africa tour England next year, wonder if this will be held against Lonwabo?

County news: Lonwabo Tsotsobe released early by Essex | Cricket News | County Cricket 2011 | ESPN Cricinfo

Another South African test quick, Friedel de Wet is also struggling. de Wet was "rested" by Hampshire for their 4 day game against Yorkshire 2 weeks ago and he has been playing second XI cricket (and not getting any wickets) ever since.

By contrast, Wayne Madsen, a guy who averaged about 15 for the Dolphins in South Africa has come over to Derbyshire and looks like being the new Andrew Strauss.

 

[superkingdave]

Closing in on victory, good stuff. Still time for Cork to hit Mahmood for 44.46

 

[Woodster]

So far this season they have only reached 200 twice without not being 5 or more wickets down. Highest opening stand is 70 odd; David Sales has a batting average worse than Northants genuine tailenders and only one of their top 5 averages over 35. 70-5 is almost regarded as a good start for Northants.

Yes I appreciate your point that they are rarely off to a flyer. However, they have never lost five wickets and not been over 100. Their lowest score prior to this game at the fall of the fifth wicket was 104, and they were only chasing 108 in that innings aswell. At 70-5 that is asking even more of the mid-lower order so I certainly wouldn't class it as a good start, even by Northants standards!

 

[Jacknife]

County news: Exposed Shankar released by Worcestershire | Cricket News | County Cricket 2011 | ESPN Cricinfo

Slightly embarrassing for the club to say the least.

 

[Langeveldt]

just made a thread, surely he must have netted and couldn't have been that woeful.. I love how they shoved him up the order though

 

[Howe_zat]

So it's a good job there was no county cricket on this week, huh?

 

[Howsie]

So with Tsotsobe getting the early flick is Southee now a chance to stay on after the 20/20's?

 

[marc71178]

Tsotsobe was only here till next week anyway so don't know if it'll have any effect.

 

[Spikey]

anyone know how many overs Somerset have to get these runs? Tres WAG

 

[grecian]

anyone know how many overs Somerset have to get these runs? Tres WAG

Dunno, but plenty of time, Tres does seem to have taken a liking to Adil Rashid in this match.

 

[S Chanderpaul]

Dunno, but plenty of time, Tres does seem to have taken a liking to Adil Rashid in this match.

Most players have this season to be fair.

Rashid has been very poor apart from his first game this season!

 

[S Chanderpaul]

Jason Roy hits a six to get his maiden first class ton from just 89 balls!

In more predicatable news: James Taylor gets another 50!

 

[superkingdave]

Warwickshire finally showing some fight, probably too little too late, be nice if they got a draw though.

 

[stumpski]

Somerset are storming it aren't they - Trescothick past 950 runs for the season. Even if he stays to the end and scores every run needed he'll finish just short of his thousand - must be the highest end-of-May tally since Hick though.

And Durham still needing two wickets ...

 

[The_roc]

Durham v Lancs starting Sunday. Could be an interesting game

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Yorkshire are in a right relegation dogfight. Fortunately Worcestershire are awful, that rained off draw against Hampshire could be costly though come September.

If it wasn't for Bairstow we'd be in even bigger trouble, looks a player.

 

[Howe_zat]

Yorkshire are in a right relegation dogfight. Fortunately Worcestershire are awful, that rained off draw against Hampshire could be costly though come September.

If it wasn't for Bairstow we'd be in even bigger trouble, looks a player.

Get the feeling the 205 might have opened the floodgates.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Get the feeling the 205 might have opened the floodgates.

Me too, one thing is certain with him, Taylor and Stokes we have some fine young prospects to look forward to in the coming years for England.

 

[Jacknife]

Get the feeling the 205 might have opened the floodgates.

Agree, I think he just needed to get that first big score to set himself up, seems to have worked for him.