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**Official** County Cricket 2016
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Scaly piscine
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Yorkshire now ahead (7 down), still with Lehmann and Plunkett going.
vic_orthdox
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Yeah, how good was it.
Gnske
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Middlesex players did well to barely contain their menace
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George Dobell @GeorgeDobell1 17m17 minutes ago
As I understand it, there was a vote today and... the counties voted to embrace city cricket.
George Dobell @GeorgeDobell1 16m16 minutes ago
Turkeys not just voting for Christmas, but plucking and basting themselves before shoving their giblets up their ****
hahahahahahahahah
As I understand it, there was a vote today and... the counties voted to embrace city cricket.
George Dobell @GeorgeDobell1 16m16 minutes ago
Turkeys not just voting for Christmas, but plucking and basting themselves before shoving their giblets up their ****
hahahahahahahahah
grecian
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Bowled a bit now
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ok now tres has to get the not outBowled a bit now
fredfertang
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agree with Scaly
Scaly piscine
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Sounds like something I'd say, but without the getting it spot on part obviously.
What they're doing with two T20 competitions is a bit of fudge, but if it is the only way to get a condensed 8 team competition then so be it. I'd expect the county based competition to shrink in terms of games when things are done for 2010. But I can kind of see them coexisting.
It all reminds me of the vocal halfwits bringing the doom-mongering after the Brexit vote. People saying how nobody will go to the city based competition (lets ignore all the franchise nonsense that people keep throwing in, they're not going to be franchises) because me, my mate and my dog aren't going. This sort of die-hard cricket anorak is a small number. Else we'd average the best part of 10,000 fans at 4 day games and a few hundred at T20. But it is the other way around.
In the long run a city based competition is a good thing for English cricket and hopefully it will stop Durham being yet another feeder county to the moneybags.
theegyptian
International Vice-Captain
I've run the numbers and I'm not entirely sure what I'd do in Middlesex's position right now. I won't bother you with the permutations but it's close imo. There's certainly some value in setting up a game and gambling a bit by setting Lancs an attainable target. Win and they're basically champions.
Playing next week against Yorkshire will be tough, and Somerset will be at home on a result wicket against an already relegated Notts.
Leach's haul today is the kinda thing that gets you on the flight to Bangladesh.
* I think I'd set Lancs an attainable target if they are not all out. 230 in 65 overs. I think though they will try and make sure of the draw (if they get the chance) and then try and bowl Lancs out.
Playing next week against Yorkshire will be tough, and Somerset will be at home on a result wicket against an already relegated Notts.
Leach's haul today is the kinda thing that gets you on the flight to Bangladesh.
* I think I'd set Lancs an attainable target if they are not all out. 230 in 65 overs. I think though they will try and make sure of the draw (if they get the chance) and then try and bowl Lancs out.
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FBU
International Debutant
Well if they are giving contracts to the ODI players I hope they call the something different like ODI Contracts so we don't get mixed up with Central Contracts. I think Bell and Buttler will lose theirs and Bairstow and Woakes will get one.
How they did over the contract period
Cook 1269 runs at 55.17 2 100s 7 50s (14 Tests)
Root 1272 runs at 55.30 2 100s 9 50s (14)
Ali 705 runs at 39.16 2 100s 3 50s (14)
Stokes 545 runs at 36.33 1 100 2 50s (9)
Bell 158 runs at 31.50 0 100s 1 50 (3)
Broad 205 runs at 14.64 (14)
Finn 101 runs at 12.62 (9)
Wood 34 runs at 11.33 (2)
Anderson 60 runs at 10.00 (12)
Buttler 34 runs at 8.50 (2)
Morgan (0)
Anderson 50 wickets at 19.24 econ 2.27 s/r 50.8 3/1
Broad 50 wickets at 24.58 econ 2.60 s/r 56.6 1/0
Wood 6 wickets at 28.33 econ 2.70 s/r 62.8
Stokes 20 wickets at 31.65 econ 3.01 s/r 62.9
Finn 23 wickets at 36.34 econ 3.28 s/r 66.4
Ali 32 wickets at 50.46 econ 3.77 s/r 80.1
theegyptian
International Vice-Captain
What I want to know is for this month where franchise cricket takes over at peak cricket season, what happens to the 200+ or so professional players who don't get picked up?
Hard to think the championship can keep going during that month. Some teams like Notts will have no players left.
Not ideal having that many cricketers doing nothing.
Championship will be badly affected as it is. Likely played at the start and end of summer to make space for both t20 tournaments.
Hard to think the championship can keep going during that month. Some teams like Notts will have no players left.
Not ideal having that many cricketers doing nothing.
Championship will be badly affected as it is. Likely played at the start and end of summer to make space for both t20 tournaments.
LegionOfBrad
International Debutant
I don't think the details have been worked out.
I also think it's madness that they want to go with a Cardiff team over Bristol. England and Glam attendances are always dreadful at Sophia Gardens.