***Official*** County Cricket 2019

[wpdavid]

They'd have gone Finch & Pope I'd guess. Hottest bat and great LO player.

Pope was already on his way to Leeds, not that it matters. What astonished me was that one of the commentators seemed unaware of Finch's ODI standing. 'Is Finch able to give it a whack?' or something along those lines.

 

[theegyptian]

Hameed gone from Lancashire.

https://cricket.lancashirecricket.co.uk/news/2019-news/hameed-to-leave-lancashire/

 

[Pothas]

I suppose it is not a surprise. Someone else will surely take a chance on him though.

 

[a massive zebra]

To be expected. At the end of the day, Lancashire cannot afford to pay passengers in their squad and his performance has been unacceptable. Averaged 9 last season across about 17 innings if I am not mistaken. Not even close to good enough for a professional opening batsman.

 

[Jarquis]

Something a little bit sad about the whole thing...

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Northants, Leicestershire or Derbyshire I presume.

 

[a massive zebra]

With a big cut in salary...

 

[cpr]

I doubt he was even on a high salary, he rose and fell so quick

 

[morgieb]

Really sad case for Hameed. Probably needs to take time off the game, clear his head and hopefully he can come back to what he promised to be. Still only 22.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Correlation doesn't mean causation and all that, but the wheels really fell off after he bust that finger, didn't they?

Looked as if the world was his lobster in India before the break. Less than 3 years later he's released by his county and England are opening with Jason Roy.

 

[fredfertang]

Lancashire have failed Hameed - if they'd looked after him properly England wouldn't have been 67 all out yesterday - wherever he goes I wish him luck especially when he's playing against us in future

 

[Dan]

There's a cruel irony in Somerset signing M Vijay for the final three FC games.

I'm conflicted. Does my irrational meme-hate for Vijay outweigh by irrational love for Somerset? Can I put it aside because it's our ****ing year? I don't know.

 

[King Pietersen]

Ravi WAFG

 

[King Pietersen]

Ravi WAFG

And he bags 39* to win the game. Gun.

 

[Tom Flint]

Notts bowling well here

 

[zaremba]

Sussex* putting these ridiculous yokels to the sword.


*Also ridiculous yokels

 

[Pothas]

Moeen is no yokel.

 

[zaremba]

I've never seen Moeen hitting it as well as this. I'm not sure I've ever seen anyone hitting it as well as this.

And yes he's a ****ing yokel.

 

[zaremba]

What an amazing innings by the magnificently bearded yokel. Hats off.

Incredible.

 

[fredfertang]

Useful knock this from Moeen