**Official** County Cricket 2016

[wpdavid]

England's premier spinner helping Surrey out the relegation zone. Good performance with ansari injured. Notts in freefall right now.

Yeah, you do wonder if Batty has an outside chance of going to India if we take three spinners. Purely as a one-off horses for courses option, of course.
Good to see Meaker among the wickets too.

I must admit I thought we were certainties for the drop a few weeks ago, but there's signs of life now.

 

[superkingdave]

Shame the Loins games aren't being televised. Malan has a ton today, they look set for a large score 243/2 with 12 overs left.

 

[theegyptian]

Yeah, you do wonder if Batty has an outside chance of going to India if we take three spinners. Purely as a one-off horses for courses option, of course.
Good to see Meaker among the wickets too.

I must admit I thought we were certainties for the drop a few weeks ago, but there's signs of life now.

Can't see it. He was bowling well the last two summers and didn't get selected for winter tours of spin friendly countries so I can't see them going down that route this year.

 

[Pothas]

Yeah, you do wonder if Batty has an outside chance of going to India if we take three spinners. Purely as a one-off horses for courses option, of course.
Good to see Meaker among the wickets too.

I must admit I thought we were certainties for the drop a few weeks ago, but there's signs of life now.

Yeah decent chance now with Notts struggling. I think that is Hampshire done, hard enough staying up with a full squad but not a chance with the injuries and other absences, just hope we play the youngsters for the rest of the season.

 

[superkingdave]

Fair spell from Wood, comes on with SL A 81/0 after 11 chasing close to 400 and produces a spell of 5-0-8-2

 

[Daemon]

Stirling's going nuts, love the fat ****

Also what is this no ball for height business? Curran's first over had just the one short ball that was no balled instead of being called a wide?

Now they're giving a free hit for no ball for height? wtf are these rules

 

[91Jmay]

Some excellent games yesterday. Sam Billings is a superstar talent.

 

[CzechMikey]

Surrey all but out now, Glamorgan can go through with a win tonight.

I don't get why they play 14 games instead of every team twice, Doesn't make sense.

 

[superkingdave]

Worcestershire looking like setting a mammoth target for Warwickshire in the OD cup...19/6 with Rikki Clarke taking 5-13

 

[91Jmay]

What a shame

 

[Gnske]

Head seems to be enjoying himself against this Future's League tier attack.

 

[Dan]

Yorkshire gone full NSW in their selection. So many all-rounders

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Is the consensus "never go full NSW"?

 

[grecian]

I'm off to watch Somerset on Saturday, in the only competition that matters, umm the *goes to check it's name* almighty ROYAL LONDON ONE-DAY CUP, yeah c&p'd so I'm not really shouting.

Expect it to rain all day, except for just enough that I don't get a refund, still I believe they serve alcohol.

 

[superkingdave]

Loins again looking at a large score. DBD vs Duckett for who scores he daddy hundred today.

 

[91Jmay]

Will be Bell-Drummond's first List A ton. Despite that he still has a reasonable record.

Duckett is a major talent. We have so many good young bats, seriously such a bright future with the bat but looking at the bowling stocks it is rather dry.

 

[theegyptian]

Billings really is of the age(25) and has put in consistent performances with the lions (especially good last winter in UAE against Pakistan a) that he should be in the England odi team or at least the squad. Imo he's a better allround odi player than Bairstow, and Morgan should also be coming under consideration. He needs to be getting the experience for the next world cup.

 

[91Jmay]

Yeah Billings is in our top 5 white ball batsmen. Absolutely love him as a player.

 

[Howe_zat]

Lions scooting past 300 again. Ducket 151* (103) EngLn 303/1 (41.4 ov, BM Duckett 152*, DJ Bell-Drummond 118*, NLTC Perera 0/56) | Live Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

I don't think this SL A attack, in England, is as tough an ask for these batsmen than any other list A game.

 

[91Jmay]

I would agree, however many county's put out such pathetic attacks in the RLODC because of 'rotations' that it might actually be a fairly strong one by comparison.