**Official** County Cricket 2018

[theegyptian]

Sam Curran first two overs maidens. Can't be too often in T20 that someone bowls 2 or more maidens. Finch smashing Archer and Rashid Khan around. Combined figures of 8 overs for 79 for no wickets.

 

[AndrewB]

According to Cricinfo, 3 maidens has only been achieved 4 times.

 

[theegyptian]

Worcestershire doing very well in the white ball stuff this season. Got some good young fast bowlers coming through. Pennington and Brown doing well this game. Tongue, Scrimshaw, Barnard, Finch all decent. Barnard aside all over 80mph, not sure of their exact speeds.

 

[theegyptian]

Derbyshire with that fine english bowling attack of Rampaul, Vijoen, Lochie Ferguson and Wahab Riaz

 

[S.Kennedy]

Is it just me or are the England players getting released more, now that Flower is director? Stokes is playing his third t20 for Durham, and will play a championship match on Sunday.

 

[theegyptian]

Livingstone playing t20 is as village as it gets. Slogs every ball with the bat, bowls non-spinning darts with the ball.

 

[fredfertang]

Livingstone playing t20 is as village as it gets. Slogs every ball with the bat, bowls non-spinning darts with the ball.

Does it bloody well though

 

[theegyptian]

Turned off at mid innings because I thought the game was over. lol.

 

[theegyptian]

There are some strongish squads around for tomorrows round of championship games with no international or lions games.

Yorkshire with the tasty batting. Lyth, Bairstow, Root, Williamson, Ballance, Brook. Lancs not bad themselves with Buttler and Anderson joining the regulars. Could be a cracker of a game. Certainly worth going if you're anywhere near Manchester over the next few days.

 

[fredfertang]

There are some strongish squads around for tomorrows round of championship games with no international or lions games.

Yorkshire with the tasty batting. Lyth, Bairstow, Root, Williamson, Ballance, Brook. Lancs not bad themselves with Buttler and Anderson joining the regulars. Could be a cracker of a game. Certainly worth going if you're anywhere near Manchester over the next few days.

Absolute joke that Sky aren't covering this Roses Match

 

[ImpatientLime]

middlesex decline in the past two years is scandalous.

i dread to imagine what they're paying vettori for his role as coach of the t20 side

 

[fredfertang]

Jordan Clark!

 

[fredfertang]

....... and I'd venture to suggest that Joe Root, Kane Williamson and Jonny Bairstow may well be the best hat trick in the history of the game

 

[Spikey]

surely in FC cricket history

 

[Starfighter]

That's incredible. It'd have to be in the running certainly.

 

[Gnske]

Yorks seem to disappoint of late when their batting order is stacked.

 

[Bijed]

....... and I'd venture to suggest that Joe Root, Kane Williamson and Jonny Bairstow may well be the best hat trick in the history of the game

Closest I can get is when Irfan Pathan got Salman Butt, Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf in the first over of a test. But I'd say that whilst, YK + MoYo > Root + KW, it doesn't quite make up for Bairstow > Butt. Maybe though. Both very good hattricks anyway.

There may well also be a better non-test FC one out there, but I'm not aware of a list to check.

 

[Xuhaib]

Was excited to read who he was so a bit disappointed his F.C. record is of a journey man F.C. cricketer who is at best a 5th bowler

Any ways well done.

 

[marc71178]

Closest I can get is when Irfan Pathan got Salman Butt, Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf in the first over of a test. But I'd say that whilst, YK + MoYo > Root + KW, it doesn't quite make up for Bairstow > Butt. Maybe though. Both very good hattricks anyway.

There may well also be a better non-test FC one out there, but I'm not aware of a list to check.

I’d say those first 2 comparisons aren’t as clear cut as you’re suggesting.

 

[Bijed]

I’d say those first 2 comparisons aren’t as clear cut as you’re suggesting.

Just to be clear, it's not indivudual match-ups, but the sum of each pair. Fair enough if you disagree anyway. I do rate YK very, very highly though.