*Official* English Domestic Season Thread (2005)

[luckyeddie]

Looks like the Bangladesh of country cricket are probably going to scrape through by virtue of not have so many games rained off looking at the rules...

No, the Bangladesh of county cricket got through by being one of 8 sides to win 4 or more games (that and being far too good for Durham, of course, but then again so were everyone else)

 

[marc71178]

Interesting signing for Somerset in Langeveldt - will we see Langeveldt get a picture of Langeveldt?

 

[Scaly piscine]

No, the Bangladesh of county cricket got through by being one of 8 sides to win 4 or more games (that and being far too good for Durham, of course, but then again so were everyone else)

As I said, by virtue of not having so many games rained off - you can't win rained off games, even if they happen to be against Derbyshire.

 

[steds]

OOOOOOOOHHH.

We've got LE's lot in the quarter finals

 

[Langeveldt]

As opposed to the CC and TSL, which champion what exactly?

Mostly Aussie batsmen who would walk into every other test side in the world? Not to mention "mediocre" asian spinners such as Mushtaq Ahmed and Murali..

 

[Langeveldt]

Interesting signing for Somerset in Langeveldt - will we see Langeveldt get a picture of Langeveldt?

Definitely!! I think the "cricket season" starts again on Friday, and Langes will be playing as he arrived today.. So I'll take some snaps..

Quite chuffed that some random SA bowler I liked the look of three years ago. took 5 for against England on debut and ended up at Taunton! Can't wait

 

[Langeveldt]

success??? they have managed to get to the final 8 of an 18 team tournament...hardly success!!!!

come on, you have to take all the small glories you can down here

 

[marc71178]

As I said, by virtue of not having so many games rained off

Only a minor point, but both Derbyshire and Durham had 1 game rained off - so that excuse is codswallop.

 

[superkingdave]

and Durham would have lost the game they had rained off aswell

 

[Neil Pickup]

Mostly Aussie batsmen who would walk into every other test side in the world? Not to mention "mediocre" asian spinners such as Mushtaq Ahmed and Murali..

Because they haven't succeeded in T20? Ramps and Hick...

 

[Scaly piscine]

Only a minor point, but both Derbyshire and Durham had 1 game rained off - so that excuse is codswallop.

I was referring to Derbyshire qualifying ahead of Sussex because they had a 3-2 win/loss with 3 rainouts compared to Derbyshire on the same points but with 4-3 w/l with 1 rainout (against a team that would have likely beaten them). Derbyshire had the worst run rate of all the teams on 9pts, so without the dubious rule that most wins is the second tie-breaker (after results between teams in the same group used) they'd have been stuffed.

As for Durham they had no chance whatever tie-breaker or weather conditions prevailed.

 

[luckyeddie]

OOOOOOOOHHH.

We've got LE's lot in the quarter finals

Wigan?

 

[aussie]

Lanchashire have a easy ride into the semi's of the 20/20 since they've been grouped with Derbyshire.

 

[luckyeddie]

Lanchashire have a easy ride into the semi's of the 20/20 since they've been grouped with Derbyshire.

No Cheaty, that means that someone else has got to do something for once.

 

[superkingdave]

like Andrew Symonds?

 

[steds]

Wigan?

That Quarter Final has gone, remember?

 

[marc71178]

Lanchashire have a easy ride into the semi's of the 20/20 since they've been grouped with Derbyshire.

I can't be alone in hoping for this prediction to fall flat on its face.

 

[aussie]

I can't be alone in hoping for this prediction to fall flat on its face.

u want to put something up Marc???

 

[Swervy]

I can't be alone in hoping for this prediction to fall flat on its face.

what..you really want to see Derbyshire on the finals day...urrgh

 

[superkingdave]

good to see Lancashire firmly on top against Durham. Rack up 400 tomorrow and then roll em over again would be the ticket