***Official*** English Domestic Season 2009

[zaremba]

Not looking too good now - 117/7, and Durham 160/5. To quote the relevant words from the 10cc song, "I don't like cricket."

 

[Jarquis]

Never fear, Chawla is here!

 

[zaremba]

I take it you're sitting in the pavilion, then.

Sussex 9 down and it's all up to Durham now.

 

[Jarquis]

I take it you're sitting in the pavilion, then.

Sussex 9 down and it's all up to Durham now.

48 from 48 needed at Taunton. 5 wickets remaining.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Durham just fail to muff an easy win

 

[Jarquis]

Zaremba to give us a few cartwheels.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Zaremba to give us a few cartwheels.

Wonder if any of the Durham names will cut the mustard with his missus.

 

[Jarquis]

Wonder if any of the Durham names will cut the mustard with his missus.

Intentional?

 

[Flyonthewall]

Wonder if any of the Durham names will cut the mustard with his missus.

To be honest, I reckon that it will sink like a stone, man.

 

[zaremba]

Chuffed to bits. Thanks Durham, you've done us a favour.

What a turvy-topsy season for Sussex. Runners-up in one limited-overs competition, winners of the other two, and abject relegation in the one that matters. On balance, I think I'd give up those 2 titles for Championship survival. But they do help the medicine go down.

Not sure if there's a cartwheel emoticon. Consider it deployed.

 

[Jarquis]

Do you know if Chawla will be continuing as Sussex's overseas next year Zaremba?
I'm sure that him bowling against some of the line ups in Division 2 will make for good viewing from your perspective

 

[zaremba]

I don't know, tbh. I will try to find out. I would love him to sign again, although our fast bowling cupboard is pretty bare and our home-grown seamers will be even older in 2010 than they are already, so a signing in that department is sorely needed.

 

[Jarquis]

Hmm, fair point. I love Chawla so, like you, would love to see him sign again but a top quality fast bowler is of much more use to you.

 

[zaremba]

Don't get me wrong - I really want him to sign. I think that in the Championship a quality spinner is a more valuable player than any other, because they can take wickets on any surface and can be asked to bowl ridiculous numbers of overs. Pushy can also thrash it around with the bat. And he doesn't look like being picked by India any time soon. He will propel us back to Div 1 - Insh'Allah (as we used to say on the South Coast).

 

[Jarquis]

So you think Sussex will be better of with an average pace attack and Pushy. Rather than an average/good pace attack + Rayner. If so then Pushy's your man. Such a legend

 

[Pothas]

BBC sport have done their county team of the year
1.Michael Di Venuto (Durham)
2.Marcus Trescothick (Somerset)
3.Jonathan Trott (Warwickshire)
4,Mark Ramprakash (Surrey)
5,James Taylor (Leicestershire)
6.Andrew Hall (Northants)
7.Chris Read (Nottinghamshire)
8.Steve Harmison (Durham)
9.Graham Onions (Durham)
10.Danish Kaneria (Essex)
11.Charl Willoughby (Somerset)

Would have liked to have seen Carberry in the but cannot really argue with the choice of openers in that side, Blackwell probably deserves a spot as well.

 

[Uppercut]

No Ian Blackwell has to be some kind of bad joke. Maybe they didn't want to have four Durham players in there, but he has almost as many wickets as Steve Harmison (at a similar average) and bucketloads of crucial runs too. I'm not saying Harmy doesn't deserve his place, because he's been awesome for Durham, but it shows you just how dire the non-selection of Blackwell really is.

 

[Manee]

Harmy's recent form has been pretty poor (going off memory, so will probably statistically be proven wrong, but whatever), it must be said.

 

[Uppercut]

He's got piles of wickets at a good average IIRC, but Blackwell has too, on top of his 800+ runs @ 40+. Seriously, he's been the player of the season, or at worst it's a toss-up between him and Onions. Can't believe he's been left out.