2015 County Cricket Thread

[hodge]

Shame about Anderson then . Would've definitely preferred him to ronchi . Not loving myburgh opening up either tbh

No Ronchi means playing Alex Barrow or Michael Bates, not good enough to bat in our top 6 so could be worse tbh, shouldn't have signed Rehman imo, Dockrell is good enough for T20 and list A yet is out on loan. We needed a seam bowler (Southee/Boult both over in England like Ronchi/Anderson) and as our second player we needed a batsmen, Kieswetter/Compton leaving.

Alfonso Thomas needs dropping asap, an economy rate of over 10 and bowls himself 4 overs every game. Craig Overton fit? If he is drop Thomas, play Overton and hand the captaincy to Hildreth.

 

[Aber gas]

No Ronchi means playing Alex Barrow or Michael Bates, not good enough to bat in our top 6 so could be worse tbh, shouldn't have signed Rehman imo, Dockrell is good enough for T20 and list A yet is out on loan. We needed a seam bowler (Southee/Boult both over in England like Ronchi/Anderson) and as our second player we needed a batsmen, Kieswetter/Compton leaving.

Alfonso Thomas needs dropping asap, an economy rate of over 10 and bowls himself 4 overs every game. Craig Overton fit? If he is drop Thomas, play Overton and hand the captaincy to Hildreth.

I agree with you about thomas , been a top one day player but is playing off reputation at the moment . I know it's asking a lot but can't banger come back and play a bit of 20/20 ( with the gloves on ) solves two problems your right about dockrell , it's madness that he's at Sussex when rehman ( great bowler that he was ) is clearly well past his best . I'm not sure the club have got recruitment quite right this season apart from cooper , who I'm sure will come good .

 

[hodge]

Cooper has time to come good as well given that he's playing as a kolpak, his Italian passport or whatever it is, that's a good piece of business. Tres doesn't have the skills to be a T20 keeper in fairness, half the game can be the ability to stand up to seamers etc, something I don't think he's good enough to do. Bates would be the best option in that regard, fantastic with the gloves. When looking at the batting list I did think we were a batsman light though I admit. Wonder how Abell would do in T20, have him open with Allenby move everyone down 1, take out Thomas and bowl Trego.

 

[Aber gas]

Since we've got ronchi I'd open with him , he does the job for his side in New Zealand to good effect . I really don't think I want abell playing 20/20 at the moment . Yeah and bowl trego !!!

 

[hodge]

If it had been anyone other then Aus I'd have gotten someone from the second tour team over to start with then replace them with someone from the first touring team, but as I said its Aus so fuck 'em

 

[Baz]

Are you getting another overseas signing ? I can't keep track of everybody's 20/20 signings . We've swapped gayle for ronchi

No idea, Toby probably has someone lined up. Problem is the CPL is going on too so some of the names we'd be looking at are already taken.

 

[blademan89]

Incredible partnership from bairstow and bresnan. Durham now 3 down still 500 behind looking good for us to be heading back to our rightful place. Yorkshire yorkshire yorkshire

 

[lordofthepies]

looking good for us to be heading back to our rightful place.

Sadly, it looks like you're not likely to be back in the second division for a while, actually.

 

[blademan89]

Sadly, it looks like you're not likely to be back in the second division for a while, actually.

The greatest county cricket team in the country. FACT

 

[blademan89]

Top of the league with a game in hand. Still unbeaten and just absoluty battered the 2nd best team in the league. Yorkshire yorkshire yorkshire now look ahead to beating those lot in front of a sold out old trafford on friday.

 

[Camborne Gills]

Don't bottle it like last time then

 

[TomPNE94]

Top of the league with a game in hand. Still unbeaten and just absoluty battered the 2nd best team in the league. Yorkshire yorkshire yorkshire now look ahead to beating those lot in front of a sold out old trafford on friday.

Are you going?

 

[blademan89]

Are you going?

Yes i always meke the trip for this game. However like a prick we didnt book tickets in time and its sold out for the 1st time i can remember. Theres always loads knocking about outside anyway so cant see an issue getting one.

 

[TomPNE94]

Yes i always meke the trip for this game. However like a prick we didnt book tickets in time and its sold out for the 1st time i can remember. Theres always loads knocking about outside anyway so cant see an issue getting one.

Yeah we booked really late and there were only a few hundred left!

Every time I've been there have been touts outside so you'll be fine.

 

[blademan89]

Are you going?

Not going no more. Gutted mate i was going with cant make it now.

 

[TomPNE94]

Not going no more. Gutted mate i was going with cant make it now.

Gutted mate. I'm outside old Trafford now

 

[blademan89]

Gutted mate. I'm outside old Trafford now

1st time iv not been in years apart from when it was rained off. Oh well il be watching it in the local it's a must win for us i think or were fucked.

 

[hodge]

What a shock, Thomas goes for 12 in his first over, drop him already ffs

 

[JJH]

200 up for Lancashire. Yorkshire all over the place in the field.

 

[Super_horns]

Brendon McCullum hits a century - first T20 100 for the Bears.

 

[JJH]

Brendon McCullum hits a century - first T20 100 for the Bears.

44 balls as well!

Gloucestershire have Somerset on the ropes as well, gutted I couldn't go to that.

 

[hodge]

Huge ton from McCullum! 74 ball 158

 

[blademan89]

Huge ton from McCullum! 74 ball 158

64 balls

 

[JJH]

Huge ton from McCullum! 74 ball 158

Sorry to be pedantic, but it was off 64, which makes it even more impressive!

 

[blademan89]

Glad i didn't go in the end. Strange decision to put them in bat.

 

[hodge]

Yeah I accidentally mixed up the minutes and balls numbers

 

[Craig]

SAFE

 

[JJH]

Gloucestershire beaten Somerset with 4 balls left, great stuff.

Bairstow has just found the top tier with one in this game and cracked the ball into the shatter-proof glass on the media centre

 

[JJH]

What a run out that is!!!

 

[blademan89]

Iv had a score on bairstow to be our top scorer at 5/1.