*Official* English Domestic Season (2004)

[chris.hinton]

Bichel has decided to sign for Worcestershire instead of Warwick

 

[Rich2001]

Predict MR Ramprakash to make 1876 runs @ 75 with 15 tons and with a highest score of 397.

He makes the score of 397 against Cambridge UCCE, but holes out to deep midwicket when he tries to blast the wicketkeeper - who is given the ball - out of the ground and is caught.

I hope for your sake you didn't put money on that!

Surrey only play Oxford UCCE this season, but iam asuming you just ment one of the UCCE's. :saint: :P

 

[Neil Pickup]

Oxford UCCE - a UCCE, but not as good as Exeter.

 

[Craig]

I hope for your sake you didn't put money on that!

Surrey only play Oxford UCCE this season, but iam asuming you just ment one of the UCCE's. :saint: :P

No I havent bet any money.

Oh and didnt I forget Exeter FC and Exeter UCCE are two very under rated teams.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Neither of which exist.

 

[Craig]

Exeter Football Club dont exist?

That's who I meant in Exeter FC. I wasnt going into some long details if it is called Exeter AFC...

 

[Neil Pickup]

Exeter City FC.

 

[Richard]

Oxford UCCE - a UCCE, but not as good as Exeter.

Exeter CC or Exeter Uni?

 

[Neil Pickup]

Exeter Uni - have beaten Oxford consistently and reached the semi finals and finals of the British Universities (BUSA) Comp for the last two years.

The only two institutions with a better recent record are Durham & Loughborough.

Either a) UCCEs are Geographical and/or Prestige-related or b) we're being punished for Richard Dawson.

 

[Rich2001]

Exeter Uni - have beaten Oxford consistently and reached the semi finals and finals of the British Universities (BUSA) Comp for the last two years.

The only two institutions with a better recent record are Durham & Loughborough.

Either a) UCCEs are Geographical and/or Prestige-related or b) we're being punished for Richard Dawson.

Neil who plays for Exeter? anyone half knowable?

I know about 3 of the Kent team play for Durham while they are there at the start of the summer and Hampshire have a very promising player at Loughborough.

Who's the next budding star at Exeter? apart from you of course

 

[Tom Halsey]

Well, they beat Arseley Town today, they are on their way up!

 

[Neil Pickup]

Halsey, C-R-I-C-K-E-T.

Richard Dawson was the last major name to play for us.

The 2003 BUSA Final XI:

Simon Moore - 4 List A games for Essex
C Coulson
Neil Turk - 3 for Sussex and Sussex CB
Arul Suppiah - 3 CC & 6 LA for Somerset
*Ben Thompson - 4 for Oxfordshire
D Micklem
David White - 1 for Lancashire CB
J Rawson
P James
Russell Jones - 1 for Devon
+S Feeney

 

[Langeveldt]

Halsey, C-R-I-C-K-E-T.

Richard Dawson was the last major name to play for us.

The 2003 BUSA Final XI:

Simon Moore - 4 List A games for Essex
C Coulson
Neil Turk - 3 for Sussex and Sussex CB
Arul Suppiah - 3 CC & 6 LA for Somerset
*Ben Thompson - 4 for Oxfordshire
D Micklem
David White - 1 for Lancashire CB
J Rawson
P James
Russell Jones - 1 for Devon
+S Feeney

Yeah Arul Suppiah rings a bell... Lets hope he does better than Dawson did!

 

[Tom Halsey]

Richard Dawson was the last major name to play for us.

Sorry, did someone say big name?

Dawson, playing for who, Yorkshire seconds? :P

 

[Craig]

Well Dawson has gone onto to play international cricket for England, so yes is a major name to have played in Devon.

 

[Richard]

Exeter Uni - have beaten Oxford consistently and reached the semi finals and finals of the British Universities (BUSA) Comp for the last two years.

The only two institutions with a better recent record are Durham & Loughborough.

Yeah, I knew that. Good to see you've done your research. One of the reasons I'm not bothering to go there - no chance of getting into the team.

Either a) UCCEs are Geographical and/or Prestige-related or b) we're being punished for Richard Dawson.

The former strikes me as the likelier, especially since Dawson's substandardness was only proven after the UCCE delegation was made.
But I've always thought we (Exeter Uni) should have UCCE status.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Yeah, I knew that. Good to see you've done your research. One of the reasons I'm not bothering to go there - no chance of getting into the team.

There are four teams..

 

[Richard]

I know.
Given the standard of the first-team, I can't help doubting I'd make the fourth.

 

[chris.hinton]

My predictions for the 2004 season ( i did well least year NOT)


County Championship Division 1

Champions : Surrey
Relegated: Northants, Middlesex, Glouester

Division 2

Champions: Essex
Promoted: Yorkshire, Somerset
Bottom: Derbyshire

National League

Division 1

Champions: Glouester
Relegated: Warwick, Kent, Hampshire

Division 2

Champions: Worcestershire
Promoted: Yorkshire, Sussex
Bottom: Scotland

C& G Trophy: Essex

Twenty20 Cup: Surrey

Minor Counties Championship: Lincolnshire

 

[Neil Pickup]

I know.
Given the standard of the first-team, I can't help doubting I'd make the fourth.

Given the standard of the bowling at batting at nets on Saturday mornings, I think I might..

Surrey or Yorkshire to win everything - this way I enjoy being wrong.

Can't argue with Lincolnshire to take the MC title, however.