wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
Leach's shot wasn't clever either. No pressure on the bloke taking the catch in the deep!
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**Official** County Cricket 2018
- Thread starter Bijed
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Leach's shot wasn't clever either. No pressure on the bloke taking the catch in the deep!
wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
Your boys are firmly in the business of plucking out improbable results from nowhere, aren't they.
Biryani Pillow
U19 Vice-Captain
Somerset will be very lucky if they avoid a points deduction.
fredfertang
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Just as well, else we'd have been down by now
Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I'm not sure about the wisdom of slogging in the air with one run to win.
fredfertang
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
The 77 years of hurt ended at Taunton, so I find it difficult to get too upset about the place
wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
I don't object to Somerset producing wickets that actually suit their spinners. Years ago, my boys used to get criticised for producing wickets that suited Saqlain and Salisbury, and I always thought that was nonsense. If anything, counties should actually be rewarded for doing something to encourage spin bowling. Mind you, Somerset probably take it a bit further insofar as Taunton seems to turn square from the start.
SeamUp
International Coach
Lancashire have won the race for Richard Gleeson.
There isn't much left at Wantage Road now but you know these unfashionable counties like Northants are introducing Duckett , Willey, Brooks, Stone, Gleeson etc to pro cricket
So whois left in division outside Warks ?
Sussex : Jordan , Archer
Kent : Denly, Bell-Drummond , Billings
1 of the above likely to join Warks in Div 2
The rest ?
Durham : Stokes, Raine, Wood
Leics : Chappell
Middlesex : Robson, Gubbins, Eskinazi, Malan, Morgan, Holden, Harris, Finn, Roland-Jones, Helm, Bamber
There isn't much left at Wantage Road now but you know these unfashionable counties like Northants are introducing Duckett , Willey, Brooks, Stone, Gleeson etc to pro cricket
So whois left in division outside Warks ?
Sussex : Jordan , Archer
Kent : Denly, Bell-Drummond , Billings
1 of the above likely to join Warks in Div 2
The rest ?
Durham : Stokes, Raine, Wood
Leics : Chappell
Middlesex : Robson, Gubbins, Eskinazi, Malan, Morgan, Holden, Harris, Finn, Roland-Jones, Helm, Bamber
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S.Kennedy
International Vice-Captain
I remember when Bell-Drummond was being talked of for England so his career has slipped.
The smaller Midlands teams seem particularly prone to being poached upon. When Durham are poaching Raine, granted for family/geographic reasons, you know how weak they are to resist ''brain drain''.
The smaller Midlands teams seem particularly prone to being poached upon. When Durham are poaching Raine, granted for family/geographic reasons, you know how weak they are to resist ''brain drain''.
SeamUp
International Coach
I also remember the big fuss about Bell-Drummond. I thought he was ok from when I saw him at u19 CWC but nothing like Vince, Stokes, Duckett, Lawrence talent wise that I saw at various WCs but I guess you can say the same re: Root. Clearly just not taken his game to the next level (s).
Got to agree re: Raine. With him linked to Yorks it was a surprise Durham prized him away even if back home because I think we both can agree that Durham have a way to go still.
I think we will see 1 of Yorks/Lancs going down with Worcestershire and you got to fancy them with an immediate return although on paper Middlesex should have competed more this season.
Worcestershire will always find it tough to stay up even with decent ability like Mitchell, Moeen, Clarke, Cox, D'Oliveira, Barnard, Tongue, Pennington, Leach. You got to wonder how many they will lose but right now they are stronger than both potential newly promoted teams by some distance for me.
Got to agree re: Raine. With him linked to Yorks it was a surprise Durham prized him away even if back home because I think we both can agree that Durham have a way to go still.
I think we will see 1 of Yorks/Lancs going down with Worcestershire and you got to fancy them with an immediate return although on paper Middlesex should have competed more this season.
Worcestershire will always find it tough to stay up even with decent ability like Mitchell, Moeen, Clarke, Cox, D'Oliveira, Barnard, Tongue, Pennington, Leach. You got to wonder how many they will lose but right now they are stronger than both potential newly promoted teams by some distance for me.
fredfertang
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Lancashire have signed Richard Gleeson from Northants - not sure I approve of poaching players like that, but at least he's a Lancastrian - big bastard too who looks decidedly sharp, though I see he's 30 - still he'll hopefully do better than our last forays to the East Midlands, which produced Wayne White and Nathan Buck
S.Kennedy
International Vice-Captain
Lancs are no strangers to a bit of poaching (cough, Bunny and Keats) but then even Durham poached Ben Raine thus, the poached becomes the poacher!
fredfertang
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Had never done prior to signing Daffy iirc, but he wasn't the best investment - to be fair I think, Stuart Law apart, Jennings and Bunny have been as good as any of our signings - and don't forget we took John Wood off your hands a few years ago, and gave you Foxy and Nick Speak ........
I'll get my coat