*Official* English Domestic Season Thread (2005)

[superkingdave]

nah watching sky, they are waiting for the result so they can do the draw

 

[BoyBrumby]

apparently now arguing over whether a bowl out is necessary

Colville & Croft padding like crazy til somethings sorted! What's going on?!

 

[superkingdave]

have to say Croft is a better commentator than cricketer

 

[Langeveldt]

Gaaah.. Trust Somerset to do well in something I give zero value at all to... Proof its pioneering mediocre players's causes... Although I do rate Matt Wood

 

[aussie]

have to say Croft is a better commentator than cricketer

yea he's pretty good, but i dont think his commentary ability is better than his cricket though

 

[Barney Rubble]

Gaaah.. Trust Somerset to do well in something I give zero value at all to... Proof its pioneering mediocre players's causes... Although I do rate Matt Wood

Thank you! Another person who rates Matt Wood! I said he was under-rated the other day and Neil responded with "Did you say under-rated?". Don't think he's his biggest fan.

He seems to play the anchor role pretty well, and his 94 off 35 balls the other day (as meaningless as it may be Rich ) shows he's got a few shots, too. Potential there, I think. He's the new vice-captain under Blackwell once Smith leaves, too.

Rich, any idea who the new overseas player is to replace GCS? *dreams of miraculous recovery and then temporary loss of sanity for Sachin Tendulkar, resulting in a ten-year Somerset contract*

 

[superkingdave]

Bowl out live on Sky Sports News

 

[Barney Rubble]

Should be fun - it's on Five Live too, and I wasn't even sure how one of these worked before today. 5 bowlers with 2 balls each at 3 stumps, apparently. Surely you could just slow it right down and lob it up really gently to make sure you hit?

 

[superkingdave]

carter bowls a beamer

1-0 after 3 players each

 

[superkingdave]

1-1 with 1 player each left

 

[Barney Rubble]

1-1 with 1 player each left

Tense stuff! Pretorius for Warks, hits leg stump first up! Misses the second, Azhar Mahmood now needs to hit at least once to keep Surrey in the game! He hits leg stump first up, if he hits this time Surrey win!

 

[superkingdave]

ha ha sudden death

 

[Barney Rubble]

Misses off stump - bowl-out goes to sudden death! This is amazing, I really cannot believe this. This is better than a penalty shoot out by a mile.

 

[Barney Rubble]

Pretorius bowling again for Warks, it's only a 1-ball deal - he hits and Azhar needs to do it again!

 

[Barney Rubble]

Azhar hits! This is outrageous!

 

[superkingdave]

and does! now Streak......misses!

 

[superkingdave]

Surrey win! unbelievable

 

[Barney Rubble]

Streak for Warks, misses outside off stump. I thought he was injured? Tim Murtagh to bowl one ball now for Surrey, he can win it. He takes out middle stump, and Surrey have finally won! What an incredible scene! He's apparently running around with his shirt off now, that was incredible.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Heh that bowl-out was funny, the first few attempts were miles off and I just sort of knew somehow it'd go to sudden death.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

A game was actually decided by a... bowl-off? Jesus, that's atrocious.