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**Official English County Cricket 2013**
- Thread starter theegyptian
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Prince EWS
Global Moderator
IPL thread needs to get stickied to stop it falling to Page 2; this thread can survive on its own.
luckyeddie
Cricket Web Staff Member
I was amazed that they got any play in. I live 15 minutes from the Racecourse and it had rained solid for 36 hours. An hour before the TV coverage kicked off it stopped and I was champing at the bit to get down there. The missus basically told me that she wasn't bothered because it was going to lash it down again later. When play got under way I was (very quietly) calling her all the names under the sun. As it was, she was right and I was wrong.
luckyeddie
Cricket Web Staff Member
Shivwatch....
Chanderpaul finally acclimatises himself to the Derbyshire winter, puts his hand warmers back into the snowdrift after five barren weeks when he had barely had the opportunity to get the ball off the square and he marches out to bat to face the legend that is Chris Tremlett.
Tremlett, you may recall, was the unfortunate bowler who came within a stubborn bail of a hat-trick against Bangladesh back in 2005. Legend has it that Mohammed Ashraful, the happy-go-lucky banger learned the art of marking his crease from Chanderpaul, using a bail and basically wellying it with the back of his bat. What people didn't spot was the small piece of chutty that he used to glue the bail back in place.
But I digress.
Today, Tremlett blew away the walking wicket that is Chesney Hughes, one of the few men to see his average descend from 270 to single figures in the space of a single season, first ball. The Derbyshire faithful (a guy called Sid who had taken shelter in the toilets during last night's downpour, fallen asleep and been so rudely awoken this afternoon by the rattle of leather on Ches's wicket) booed loudly when Madsen walked out to take Hughes's place. He wouldn't have long to wait though to see the world's greatest cricket-playing decapod crustacean - after all, at the other end, Islington's finest, Billy Godleman, was making Tim Linley look good.
The inevitable happened - Zander de Bruyn snaffled the chance and God's Own County were two down.
Which Shiv would we see today, the rather pathetic figure of late who was wont to rush from team-mate to team-mate borrowing jumpers from all and sundry before shuffling out to the middle, blocking for a couple of minutes then seeking the sanctuary of the dressing-room for the remainder of Derbyshire's innings (usually 10 minutes) or the proud, magnificent septuagenarian who in the last century used to flash the ball to the boundary for the Windies?
It was, surprisingly enough, the latter. At the time of writing, Chanderpaul (89*) and Madsen (72*) are flaying the Surrey 'bowlers' to all parts. Surrey, for their part, seem keen on both batsmen getting to a hundred before stumps as they have recently introduced Gareth Batty into the attack.
Chanderpaul finally acclimatises himself to the Derbyshire winter, puts his hand warmers back into the snowdrift after five barren weeks when he had barely had the opportunity to get the ball off the square and he marches out to bat to face the legend that is Chris Tremlett.
Tremlett, you may recall, was the unfortunate bowler who came within a stubborn bail of a hat-trick against Bangladesh back in 2005. Legend has it that Mohammed Ashraful, the happy-go-lucky banger learned the art of marking his crease from Chanderpaul, using a bail and basically wellying it with the back of his bat. What people didn't spot was the small piece of chutty that he used to glue the bail back in place.
But I digress.
Today, Tremlett blew away the walking wicket that is Chesney Hughes, one of the few men to see his average descend from 270 to single figures in the space of a single season, first ball. The Derbyshire faithful (a guy called Sid who had taken shelter in the toilets during last night's downpour, fallen asleep and been so rudely awoken this afternoon by the rattle of leather on Ches's wicket) booed loudly when Madsen walked out to take Hughes's place. He wouldn't have long to wait though to see the world's greatest cricket-playing decapod crustacean - after all, at the other end, Islington's finest, Billy Godleman, was making Tim Linley look good.
The inevitable happened - Zander de Bruyn snaffled the chance and God's Own County were two down.
Which Shiv would we see today, the rather pathetic figure of late who was wont to rush from team-mate to team-mate borrowing jumpers from all and sundry before shuffling out to the middle, blocking for a couple of minutes then seeking the sanctuary of the dressing-room for the remainder of Derbyshire's innings (usually 10 minutes) or the proud, magnificent septuagenarian who in the last century used to flash the ball to the boundary for the Windies?
It was, surprisingly enough, the latter. At the time of writing, Chanderpaul (89*) and Madsen (72*) are flaying the Surrey 'bowlers' to all parts. Surrey, for their part, seem keen on both batsmen getting to a hundred before stumps as they have recently introduced Gareth Batty into the attack.
luckyeddie
Cricket Web Staff Member
I'm not at the game - just made that rot up from the Cricinfo scorecard (giving away trade secrets here - shhhhh, don't let on). I'm pretty sure the lights will be on, because where I live it's "A bit black over Bill's mother's", as we say. In fact, it looks as though it's going to wazz it down any minute.
Going down on Saturday though to see if Derbyshire can avoid the usual innings defeat.
luckyeddie
Cricket Web Staff Member
First ton for the lads. Well done, Shiv.
luckyeddie
Cricket Web Staff Member
Indeed.
It would have been worth Derbyshire borrowing Gary Pratt for this week for the lulz.
Furball
Evil Scotsman
Simple market forces at play.IPL thread needs to get stickied to stop it falling to Page 2; this thread can survive on its own.
luckyeddie
Cricket Web Staff Member
Quite apt really.IPL thread needs to get stickied to stop it falling to Page 2; this thread can survive on its own.
Stickying is the message-board equivalent of spot-fixing.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
I'm still not sure how to feel about the fact that when I stickied the Big Bash thread last season to make a point, no-one questioned the decision at all. Maybe if someone creates a separate Friends Life T20 thread this year and I sticky that I'll get my much-needed fix of mischievous rebellion.
TT Boy
Hall of Fame Member
Shocking innings from Elgar by what the BBC commentator was describing. Came out cow corner slogging and then got an absolutely shocking delivery which he belted straight down Rashid’s throat.
God knows what Lewis Gregory was doing up at 3 though. Highest score in all three formats over the course of 36 innings is 48. Somerset issue seems to be they have too many bogus all-rounders and not enough real batsman or bowlers. Craig Meschede is another one of these cricketers.
God knows what Lewis Gregory was doing up at 3 though. Highest score in all three formats over the course of 36 innings is 48. Somerset issue seems to be they have too many bogus all-rounders and not enough real batsman or bowlers. Craig Meschede is another one of these cricketers.
luckyeddie
Cricket Web Staff Member
Always was an enigma, that guy. Plenty of variations though.
theegyptian
International Vice-Captain
haha at the guy in the crowd catching the ball in one hand whilst keeping the beer in the other. nice tekkers.
Furball
Evil Scotsman
Just sticky this thread, with the Ashes subbie there'll be a weird lack of sticky threads in CC come July.
HeathDavisSpeed
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
He's really an excellent player in his pomp, but maybe not in this circumstance.
theegyptian
International Vice-Captain
Last nights game was quite interesting with regards to England.
Chopra looks someway from being a good ODI player and shouldn;t be pushing anyone anytime soon for the England ODI team. Doesn't really hit the ball that cleanly and isn;t great at rotating the strike. Doesn't seem to play the sweep and looks to have limited options. On this showing I'd say his only chance is in test cricket. James Taylor who I haven't been a great fan of is a much better OD player - has more scoring options, runs well, rotates the strike and hits the ball a little cleaner imo.
Jordan looks like a prospect. Bowls mid 80's, took a fantastic catch at first slip and can bat and finally is injury free and getting a good run . I'd be surprised if he doesn;t tour with lions this winter (i dunno he might decide he wants to play for WI instead)
Rankin's action and runup looks a little more controlled and like his bowling will be a little less erratic. He's not really a serious contendor as a OD player as he is still a bit too erratic. I think though if he stays injury free to the end of the season he will take a load of wickets and could easily go on the ashes tour. Bowls real quick and is real awkward to face a bit like Harmison but is way too injury prone.
Chopra looks someway from being a good ODI player and shouldn;t be pushing anyone anytime soon for the England ODI team. Doesn't really hit the ball that cleanly and isn;t great at rotating the strike. Doesn't seem to play the sweep and looks to have limited options. On this showing I'd say his only chance is in test cricket. James Taylor who I haven't been a great fan of is a much better OD player - has more scoring options, runs well, rotates the strike and hits the ball a little cleaner imo.
Jordan looks like a prospect. Bowls mid 80's, took a fantastic catch at first slip and can bat and finally is injury free and getting a good run . I'd be surprised if he doesn;t tour with lions this winter (i dunno he might decide he wants to play for WI instead)
Rankin's action and runup looks a little more controlled and like his bowling will be a little less erratic. He's not really a serious contendor as a OD player as he is still a bit too erratic. I think though if he stays injury free to the end of the season he will take a load of wickets and could easily go on the ashes tour. Bowls real quick and is real awkward to face a bit like Harmison but is way too injury prone.