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**Official** County Cricket 2018

theegyptian

International Vice-Captain
Pretty crushing stuff for Hampshire and weatherly. 6 required off the last 2 overs 4 down and with Weatherley in on a hundred and Taylor on 50 and they lose by 1 run.
 

cpr

International Coach
Lancs contriving to lose games they have firm control over is getting pretty grim
 

SeamUp

International Coach
Good to see Fisher back from injury. Saq Mahmood needs to get back pronto.

Also Matt Parkinson seems to be able to combine wickets and RPO.
 

S.Kennedy

International Vice-Captain
In their infinite wisdom Durham see Tom Latham, 37 one-day innings opening for New Zealand, averaging 38, as a quintessential number five. Collingwood opening, and Ryan Pringle at three, are just two of the players who've played above Latham!
 

Jarquis

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
In their infinite wisdom Durham see Tom Latham, 37 one-day innings opening for New Zealand, averaging 38, as a quintessential number five. Collingwood opening, and Ryan Pringle at three, are just two of the players who've played above Latham!
Can’t believe you haven’t mentioned this sooner....
 

theegyptian

International Vice-Captain
Latham is fine where he is batting. He's been batting there for NZ for a while and doing fine. The rest of the personal is **** is the problem. Collingwood to open was wrong imo. Should have just kept him in the middle order with Latham (which would have made a strongish middle order) and put your cleanest strikers of the ball to open.

I notice Ryan Davies has been playing some 2s cricket for durham and in the squad for the previous game but not played. Was thrown into it a bit early at Somerset as keeper so has some pretty terrible stats but imo could be a pretty decent player who strikes the ball pretty well. Was just starting to put together biggish scores in 2nd team cricket and club cricket in the latter parts of 2017. Was half hoping Gloucestershire picked him up on trial. Durham could do worse than giving him a few games.
 

S.Kennedy

International Vice-Captain
Latham is fine where he is batting. He's been batting there for NZ for a while and doing fine. The rest of the personal is **** is the problem. Collingwood to open was wrong imo. Should have just kept him in the middle order with Latham (which would have made a strongish middle order) and put your cleanest strikers of the ball to open.

I notice Ryan Davies has been playing some 2s cricket for durham and in the squad for the previous game but not played. Was thrown into it a bit early at Somerset as keeper so has some pretty terrible stats but imo could be a pretty decent player who strikes the ball pretty well. Was just starting to put together biggish scores in 2nd team cricket and club cricket in the latter parts of 2017. Was half hoping Gloucestershire picked him up on trial. Durham could do worse than giving him a few games.
Leaving aside the weird Colly and Pringle things, Latham should be behind Steel and Clark?
 

theegyptian

International Vice-Captain
If he bats well through the middle overs, plays spin well, rotates the strike nicely and remains calm - all qualities I think Latham has then he probably is well suited to bat in the middle order. Latham is going to be a better opener or middle order bat than Steel, clark, pringle etc as they are average and he is an international test and odi batsman- but he can only bat in one position.

Whether it would be better for the team to open or bat in the middle order is up for debate but I'd guess it's pretty close (based on the merits of the other players) so hardly a thing to merit pages of discussion and upset.
 

S.Kennedy

International Vice-Captain
If he bats well through the middle overs, plays spin well, rotates the strike nicely and remains calm - all qualities I think Latham has then he probably is well suited to bat in the middle order. Latham is going to be a better opener or middle order bat than Steel, clark, pringle etc as they are average and he is an international test and odi batsman- but he can only bat in one position.

Whether it would be better for the team to open or bat in the middle order is up for debate but I'd guess it's pretty close (based on the merits of the other players) so hardly a thing to merit pages of discussion and upset.
Causing a lot of bewilderment and grumbles in the members' is all I''l say. I'd go Latham, Steel, Richardson, Clark, Smith, Poynter, Harte. No Ryan Pringles!!
 

theegyptian

International Vice-Captain
Surrey have TCurran, Morkel and Stoneman back in their squad for tomorrow. Roy only recently returned too.

I think I said two weeks ago I doubt they'd win the championship because they don't win enough home games. But then they produced that result wicket at home (and thrashed yorkshire) and I remembered they had signed Morkel+ Stoneman now likely to be back for the season. They are looking kind of good for the championship even if Kohli doesn't turn up. Plus no-one else looks that great.
 

straw man

Hall of Fame Member
Latham is fine where he is batting. He's been batting there for NZ for a while and doing fine.
That's right, Latham didn't succeed as ODI opener so he's now batting at 5 for NZ and has the gloves too. He's done very well touring the subcontinent in that position as he plays spin well, but had struggled at home up until the most recent series where he finally scored a few runs.
 

theegyptian

International Vice-Captain
Kohler-Cadmore having a good 50 over season. Fisher just getting Yorkshire over the line.

Sam Curran with the callup to the test team as injury cover for Stokes. If he did play I'd like to see him open the bowling with anderson. Broad really isn't a big new ball wickettaker- at least as far as I know. Curran wouldn't add any extra pace but least offers left arm variation.
 
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fredfertang

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I know it's Leicestershire, and only some Mickey Mouse 50 over stuff, and he'll probably get out now I've posted this, but good to see Hameed get a few at last
 

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