2023-24 Big Bash League

[Starfighter]

Why the flip is Bartlett bowling so short? Full outside off you idiot.

 

[Molehill]

Be interested to see if he has any off side shots.

As yet, seemingly no. But he's creating carnage anyway.

 

[social]

As yet, seemingly no. But he's creating carnage anyway.

Smashes it through cover

 

[social]

55* off 22

Snail pace compared to his hundred in the Marsh Cup

 

[Chubb]

Great work from Billericay’s Paul Walter.

 

[Starfighter]

Be interested to see if he has any off side shots.

Not really, apparently.

 

[Burgey]

Flipped this on and McJerk got out straight away. Kid is destined to perennially disappoint

 

[Starfighter]

Flipped this on and McJerk got out straight away.

So it's your fault.

Finch batting at a rate you'd need a calendar to measure here.

 

[Starfighter]

And now he's gone. Apparently English medium pace the way to bowl here.

 

[Starfighter]

So, when did Jono Wells become just Jon?

 

[Starfighter]

Wonderful fielding. Would be smashing tunnelball.

 

[Molehill]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1737744894385693022

Don't all bowlers practice/measure their run ups so they're ready to go when the match starts?

 

[Spark]

Just catching up on this. That first ball six by Fraser-McGurk is some shot.

 

[Molehill]

Just catching up on this. That first ball six by Fraser-McGurk is some shot.

At the moment he's got 55 from 23 balls whilst all the others have 30 from 52.

 

[Spark]

Not really, apparently.

Yeah that's probably the big question mark on him (that and his completely one-paced game). But he seems to be leagues better than the rest of his cohort as far as actual talent goes, which otherwise has a slightly alarming preponderance of shotless wonders.

 

[Starfighter]

But he seems to be leagues better than the rest of his cohort as far as actual talent goes.

Depressingly, that's really not saying much. Even during our down period around 2010 I don't think we were so bereft of promising young batsmen.

I see the other half of the batting has arrived.

 

[social]

Don't all bowlers practice/measure their run ups so they're ready to go when the match starts?

Not on the pitch itself plus he was told not to

Having said that, the decision is rubbish as it robs the crowd of entertainment

Give him a fine and move on

 

[Spark]

Depressingly, that's really not saying much.

I see the other half of the batting has arrived.

I mean we're talking about a bunch of 20 and 21 year olds here but yeah, most of the ones of that group who have broken into FC cricket can hang around but struggle to get it off the square at times.

 

[_Ed_]

My posting during the draft hasn't aged particularly well.

Jamie Overton seems like a bit of a random pick by the Strikers in the BBL draft.

But the Heat have surpassed them - I haven't even heard of Paul Walter.

 

[Starfighter]

So now we're at Docklands, the advertising screens are in exactly the same position as they are for the AFL, whereas at every other ground, the AFL arrangement used at those grounds apparently can't be used and they need to be four metres inside the fence.