*Official* English Domestic Season (2004)

[PY]

Bichel taken 3 for 5 runs. Somerset are on road to Collapse-ville.

Essex, however, are spanking along at a very nice rate. 98/0 (19.1 overs) with Flower and Jefferson both approaching their half centuries.

 

[superkingdave]

Flintoff's just bust someones windscreen at hove- unlucky
Had to change the ball coz it had glass in it

 

[marc71178]

Ian "Curtley" Bell is doing for Kent

132-6 and we still haven't called on the King!

 

[superkingdave]

If y'all want to see Saj Mahmood (or Mohammed as Ian Botham called him) bowl its on sky sports 3 today, the overhead conditions are cloudy and the pitch is pretty quick so it should be interesting!

 

[twctopcat]

Class will out

Che? Me not understand.

 

[marc71178]

If y'all want to see Saj Mahmood (or Mohammed as Ian Botham called him) bowl its on sky sports 3 today, the overhead conditions are cloudy and the pitch is pretty quick so it should be interesting!

Think I'll watch the play off final instead.

COME ON YOU IRONS!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[PY]

Aren't the Irons Scumthorpe United??

Are you supporting the Hammers instead?

 

[superkingdave]

I think West Ham have both the Hammers and the Irons as nick names.

S****horpe are The Iron.

 

[twctopcat]

I think West Ham have both the Hammers and the Irons as nick names.

S****horpe are The Iron.

Thats correct, my west ham fan housemate has been harping on about them all week. Hopefully he'll shut up when palace beat them this afternoon .

 

[Sussexshark]

Who is the oldest player in the County circuit right now?

I can't be bothered trolling through all 49 pages - I think it's Peter Bowler, who's 40 this year

 

[luckyeddie]

I can't be bothered trolling through all 49 pages - I think it's Peter Bowler, who's 40 this year

Peter Bowler's 41 this year, and I think he's the oldest too,
and here's how I covered yesterday's play when I mentioned his age...

Somerset v Essex, Taunton
One Bowler too many, one bowler too few

The prospects of victory for Somerset had long since ridden off into the sunset, even before the fourth day of this game had started. A sporting declaration by Essex skipper Paul Grayson had never arrived - instead, the visitors had endeavoured to bat the home side out of the contest and take their chances with the English weather, clearly aware of the damage Durham had done at the same venue recently.

Such a timid approach was ultimately rewarded with its just desserts. With the injured Danish Kaneria unavailable, Essex were hard-pressed to do any more than chip away at one end. At the other stood the oldest man in the English first class game, one Peter Duncan Bowler, born an M5 motorway dash away almost 41 years before.

He needs special dispensation nowadays to bat away from Taunton, groundsmen being particularly concerned regarding the damage that zimmer frames can do to their manicured lawns, but at the tree-stump-lined County Ground with its short boundaries and even shorter, non-taxing stroll from the comfy chair in the pavilion to the middle, Bowler is in his element.

Bowler batted for over six hours in this his 45th hundred, still an awful long way behind Graeme Hick who notched up his 125th the other day, but not bad for an 'old un'. There was never a chance that Somerset would be induced into chasing a mirage of a victory target as high as 475, but a Bowler masterclass is entertainment enough. Make the most of them - there may not be too many more.

Anyway, back to less interesting matters. Essex huffed and puffed, Grayson was left to rue his ultra-cautious decision of the previous day, the rains came, the players took an early tea, Peter Bowler had bread and milk, drank his tea out of a saucer, lost his dentures, found them again, fed the cat, had a little nap and was still far too good for Essex when they got back out again, finally ending undefeated on 138

 

[chris.hinton]

Great win for Worcestershire over a Poor Somerset side

And warwick won but i glad they beat Kent becasue it means they will not win it

Quarter final draw

Lancashire V Warwickshire
Northants/Ireland vs Yorkshire
Worcester vs Glouester
Essex vs Middlesex

 

[marc71178]

Kabir did his best to make a game of it on his own!

Can't fault your logic in that by being knocked out Kent can't win the trophy though Chris...

 

[chris.hinton]

Stop knocking Kabir

 

[superkingdave]

Great win for Worcestershire over a Poor Somerset side

And warwick won but i glad they beat Kent becasue it means they will not win it

Quarter final draw

Lancashire V Warwickshire
Northants/Ireland vs Yorkshire
Worcester vs Glouester
Essex vs Middlesex

You had me confused there..Is that just what your preference was?

The real draw gives us a chance to give the Yorkies a good pounding again..

15 June Worcs vs Essex
16 June Gloucs vs Middlesex
Lancs vs Yorks
Warwicks vs Northants

 

[luckyeddie]

Stop knocking Kabir

The point is, Chris, we don't need to for the most part, although sometimes I wonder whether I'm missing something.

(looks vaguely in Bangalore direction for enlightenment as to why Kabir Ali might be the next Craig White)

 

[marc71178]

Stop knocking Kabir

Why?

Makes a change from Kadeer!

 

[marc71178]

Cracking start from LE's boys against Durham.

6-4 from 10 overs (Akhtar 4-3-1-3)

 

[chicane]

Cracking start from LE's boys against Durham.

6-4 from 10 overs (Akhtar 4-3-1-3)

He's destroying them

 

[marc71178]

33-6 now, a recovery.

Unfortunately it's off 24.3 out of a 45 over match!