*Official* English Domestic Season 2006

[Scaly piscine]

So how did Somerset irritate you greatly then? Did they deny you planning permission for your moat?

 

[superkingdave]

time until Hinton comes on to call for Rashid's international call up?

 

[Neil Pickup]

time until Hinton comes on to call for Rashid's international call up?

Not a bad debut, eh? Shame he's a Yorkie.

 

[a massive zebra]

What on earth is going on in the Sussex match?

 

[superkingdave]

anyone watched any of the under 19's?

good knock from Mullaney but probably not enough. There's a guy playing for India called Ishant Sharma who i think is 17 and bowls at a decent pace(85mph) but for some reason he was giving the batsmen send offs both yesterday and today, he was telling Mullaney to f off today when he bowled him, isn't that a bit strong for a youngsters game?

 

[superkingdave]

What on earth is going on in the Sussex match?

Adams and Styris had a chat

would have preferred they just play out a draw myself

indeed it seems pretty stupid of Styris given the Mushtaq factor

 

[Langeveldt]

So how did Somerset irritate you greatly then? Did they deny you planning permission for your moat?

Just by be being generally inept and saying for about the tenth year in a row "we have a young and inexperienced squad, so bare with us, but at least we won the Twenty20 last year, so we are obviously on the up" - The new Derbyshire I reckon

EDIT - Ricky Clarke has just hit 162, nuff said

 

[superkingdave]

anyone know how many balls Goodwins ton actually came off? must presumably win the WLT, and probably beats the record since the trophy turned to balls faced(36)

scratch that

Emphasis is put on authentic bowling as
bowlers are sometimes asked to encourage batsmen to score freely to entice an early declaration. Although a
legitimate part of cricket today, centuries scored under these conditions do not qualify for the award.

 

[Arjun]

So far, Zaheer has played nine matches with 53 wickets so far. Very impressive, but if you've seen him bowl, how's he bowling? And what do you think of it?

 

[Magrat Garlick]

What on earth is going on in the Sussex match?

Looks like the Walter Lawrence Trophy is handed out (edit: Nah. See SKD). And someone needs to stop Middlesex from scheduling Championship cricket at John Walker's ground (whoever Mr Walker was...)

*wonders who kept wicket for Nash*

 

[TT Boy]

anyone watched any of the under 19's?

good knock from Mullaney but probably not enough. There's a guy playing for India called Ishant Sharma who i think is 17 and bowls at a decent pace(85mph) but for some reason he was giving the batsmen send offs both yesterday and today, he was telling Mullaney to f off today when he bowled him, isn't that a bit strong for a youngsters game?

Sharma looks quite the talent, good lick for a boy of his age and his pretty tall.

Do not mind the bravado and send off so much if you can back it up with the ball.

 

[Neil Pickup]

anyone watched any of the under 19's?

good knock from Mullaney but probably not enough. There's a guy playing for India called Ishant Sharma who i think is 17 and bowls at a decent pace(85mph) but for some reason he was giving the batsmen send offs both yesterday and today, he was telling Mullaney to f off today when he bowled him, isn't that a bit strong for a youngsters game?

Well we got "f off" in an Under 13 league game the other week so I ain't that surprised it's happening in Under 19 Internationals...

 

[Arjun]

There's one match where first-innings scores by both teams are over 600, and then there's one where there are three scores over 350, including a declaration. Postage stamps indeed. What's going on out there?

 

[TT Boy]

So far, Zaheer has played nine matches with 53 wickets so far. Very impressive, but if you've seen him bowl, how's he bowling? And what do you think of it?

Seen him play a few games this year and his been pretty good (decent lick also). Especially at the end of a game where he has been excellent.

LBH Zaheer was never a bad cricketer, bit excitable but like many of his contemporaries he simply got lazy, too big for his own boots and the question marks about his commitment probably would still remain. However some time in the wilderness could be the best for him.

 

[Arjun]

anyone watched any of the under 19's?

good knock from Mullaney but probably not enough. There's a guy playing for India called Ishant Sharma who i think is 17 and bowls at a decent pace(85mph) but for some reason he was giving the batsmen send offs both yesterday and today, he was telling Mullaney to f off today when he bowled him, isn't that a bit strong for a youngsters game?

Ishant Sharma made his Delhi debut as a change seamer in the Ranji OD series. He's very tall by Indian standards, although this is the first time his pace was recorded. The Delhi selectors were looking for young prospects, so they found him. Unfortunately, they took a backward step and dropped him, going back to the proven NS Negi and Madan Lal Jr. That didn't help much, as they didn't make the knock-out phase.

 

[TT Boy]

anyone know how many balls Goodwins ton actually came off? must presumably win the WLT, and probably beats the record since the trophy turned to balls faced(36)

scratch that

According to Cricinfo.com 31 balls.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

There's one match where first-innings scores by both teams are over 600, and then there's one where there are three scores over 350, including a declaration. Postage stamps indeed. What's going on out there?

Indian summer.

 

[TT Boy]

*wonders who kept wicket for Nash*

Eoin Morgan.

 

[TT Boy]

time until Hinton comes on to call for Rashid's international call up?

"My ambition is to get a Yorkshire cap next year and go on to play Test cricket for England "
Adil Rashid

More chance of the latter happening first than the former I would say.

 

[superkingdave]

There's one match where first-innings scores by both teams are over 600, and then there's one where there are three scores over 350, including a declaration. Postage stamps indeed. What's going on out there?

the two games you mention are both being played on 'outgrounds' although Southgate usually gets a couple of games a year. There are a few things to mention here, firstly groundsmen tend to err on the side of having good battting pitches rather than risk the loss of an annual match if they produce a bad wicket, they are also more interested in matches lasting 4 days due to the revenue issue. Then there is the weather we've been having recently.

Last 3 games at guildford -
2003 - 411, 385, 94-0 match drawn
2004 - 537, 331, 412, 207-3
2005 - 452-8, 572, 350, 232-6