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***Official*** English Domestic Season 2015
- Thread starter theegyptian
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fredfertang
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
And even that isn't your bloody first team !
Hope the Roses matches next year coincide with Test matches
Howe_zat
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A fine way to avoid an absent spinner being a problem is to bowl the oppo out before he would have to bowl. #tactics
Viscount Tom
International Debutant
You'd still lose.
fredfertang
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
unless we sign/find some batsmen I'm sure you're right
HeathDavisSpeed
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Well, that's just bull**** in this case as Topley is apparently mainly leaving because Grayson is being given the boot and he's concerned about the upheaval. Word is that Foster is likely to retire at the end of the season too, so if that was the justification those issues are supposed to be solved this year. As it is, Topley might go on loan to Hampshire this season and Essex might sign some aged journeyman from Surrey.
Can't say that the transfer policy isn't ****ed, but when other teams keep taking your youngsters, you're left with nasty hand-me-downs.
fredfertang
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
County chairmen back ECB plans to cut championship in bid to improve 2019 World Cup chances - Telegraph
Inevitable and disappointing, but if the counties members don't support it I fear things will only get worse
Inevitable and disappointing, but if the counties members don't support it I fear things will only get worse
theegyptian
International Vice-Captain
4th hundred of the season for wicketkeeper Ben Brown in div 1. No idea if he is a tidy wicketkeeper or not. Ajmal averaging 50+ with the ball currently. He goes home after this game.
Yorkshire wrap it up against Somerset.
Assuming Hampshire and Sussex win this round of games which looks likely the bottom of div 1 should looks something like
Sussex 14 - 146
Somerset 13 - 133
Hamps 13 - 128
Worcs 14 - 120
Would be very hard for Worcester to stay up in that case. Leaving Sussex, Somerset and Hampshire competing to avoid the other relegation spot. Worcestershire somehow need to get a draw out of this current game against Sussex to have a realistic chance.
Yorkshire wrap it up against Somerset.
Assuming Hampshire and Sussex win this round of games which looks likely the bottom of div 1 should looks something like
Sussex 14 - 146
Somerset 13 - 133
Hamps 13 - 128
Worcs 14 - 120
Would be very hard for Worcester to stay up in that case. Leaving Sussex, Somerset and Hampshire competing to avoid the other relegation spot. Worcestershire somehow need to get a draw out of this current game against Sussex to have a realistic chance.
theegyptian
International Vice-Captain
Who knows. Read somewhere that they think Sam who is the younger will end up batting 5 or 6. Saw him bat at bristol and certainly didn't look overawed and plenty of time to play his strokes. He certainly looks like a school kid so who knows how he will fill out physically and what impact that will have on his bowling.
Tom isn't quite as quick as Sam at present but seems a smart bowler and at 20 will add pace to his game. Certainly excellent prospects.
Be interesting to see how Surrey compete next year in the first division.
Woodster
International Captain
Just while we're on the subject of young players whose bowling seems on face value to be their strongest suit but pundits/fellow players recognise that it's their batting that could ultimately be their real strength, how has Lewis Gregory developed as a batsman this season ? I know the likes of Trescothick have always said he has the ability to bat in the top order and score loads of runs but another meagre return in the CC this season averaging just 15 without a single half-century suggests it is taking him some time to find his feet with the bat at this level.
I'm not suggesting he isn't anything other than a very exciting talent who seems to have a done a decent job again with the ball this year but it appears we are still waiting for this batting talent to really come through. Has some of his focus with the stick been lost due to his success with the ball and maybe he doesn't work quite as hard on his batting now ?
a massive zebra
International Captain
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Biryani Pillow
U19 Vice-Captain
Umpired him in a schools game early this summer.
Only realised this the other day when someone I know from the opposing school pointed this out.
Still struggling to recall him as he didn't stand out with bat or ball that day (keeping his powder dry probably) and there was nobody from that team who looked like a suitable physical specimen;.
He clearly has considerable talent (the middle brother is also a very good player but probably not quite the mark - also quite short and slight of build) and I trust a modern fitness & conditioning programme to bring him on properly.
He certainly has good pace but sometimes the elasticity of youth aids that.
Good to see that Surrey have gone up using a number of players who have come through their clubs system.
Woodster
International Captain
Well yes that kind of emphasises my point that we haven't seen the so-called promise realised to anything near its potential if Tres and a few other pundits are to believed. Certainly not judging by the stats for this season, with bat in hand anyway.