The Cricket Thread

[hodge]

Yorkshire shouldn't be able to win from here really, shame TG decided to charge Rashid, we needed 10 off 12 overs for the final batting point. Looks like Middlesex are winning the CC this season.

 

[Aber gas]

Yorkshire shouldn't be able to win from here really, shame TG decided to charge Rashid, we needed 10 off 12 overs for the final batting point. Looks like Middlesex are winning the CC this season.

It's not over yet. That extra batting would have been handy mind.
Lancashire seem to have pulled themselves together and it's pissing down apparently. It's the hope that gets ya..

 

[blademan89]

It's not over yet. That extra batting would have been handy mind.
Lancashire seem to have pulled themselves together and it's pissing down apparently. It's the hope that gets ya..

Pulled themselves together there 50 odd for 5 ffs.

 

[blademan89]

Yorkshire shouldn't be able to win from here really, shame TG decided to charge Rashid, we needed 10 off 12 overs for the final batting point. Looks like Middlesex are winning the CC this season.

If we can manage to bat well til Thursday afternoon then we can get a draw and the title is still in our hands. We would be 14 points behind middlesex with them to play. Gonna take a huge batting display this evening, tommorrow and Thursday morning at least though

Just seen were 2 down already so scrap that

 

[blademan89]

It's not over yet. That extra batting would have been handy mind.
Lancashire seem to have pulled themselves together and it's pissing down apparently. It's the hope that gets ya..

Apologies there 100-5

 

[blademan89]

Our only hope now is a draw at old Trafford then it's still in our hands

 

[JonBCFC]

3 down now for Yorkshire, was important for us to get some early wickets today.. 1 more would be good. If we win this game now the bonus points have been decided would that take us above Yorkshire?

 

[blademan89]

3 down now for Yorkshire, was important for us to get some early wickets today.. 1 more would be good. If we win this game now the bonus points have been decided would that take us above Yorkshire?

No

Still 1 behind us and likely be 21 behind middlesex. So you'd need to get 24 points next week and hope middlesex only get 2 against us but then that would likely mean we would probably get 23 or 24 so basically you can't win it realistically

 

[JonBCFC]

No

Still 1 behind us and likely be 21 behind middlesex. So you'd need to get 24 points next week and hope middlesex only get 2 against us but then that would likely mean we would probably get 23 or 24 so basically you can't win it realistically

Yeah fair enough, hoping we can get 2nd though which would be a fantastic season for us. We'd probably need either a Middlesex win or a draw for that to happen though.

If only we got that 5th batting point..

 

[Aber gas]

No

Still 1 behind us and likely be 21 behind middlesex. So you'd need to get 24 points next week and hope middlesex only get 2 against us but then that would likely mean we would probably get 23 or 24 so basically you can't win it realistically

Assuming Middlesex win of course...

 

[blademan89]

Assuming Middlesex win of course...

Yes. Think they will do now surely hopefully not though.

 

[hodge]

Unless Lancs can really pull themselves together then you'd have to back Middlesex to finish them off given the two days of good weather forecast. Just a shame the current weather couldn't have come in earlier.

 

[Aber gas]

Lyth gone and Lancashire have really pulled themselves together now..

It's on..

 

[hodge]

Steve Davies to leave Surrey at end of season, Ryan doesn't really seem up to it at the moment with only the odd flash, worth trying to bring Steve in as #1 for a couple of years and giving Ryan a slower exposure to first class cricket?

 

[Aber gas]

Lancashire just lost another bloody wicket. Sort it out ffs.

 

[Aber gas]

Steve Davies to leave Surrey at end of season, Ryan doesn't really seem up to it at the moment with only the odd flash, worth trying to bring Steve in as #1 for a couple of years and giving Ryan a slower exposure to first class cricket?

I'd be more than happy with that. Our batting would be fairly formidable with him.

 

[JonBCFC]

Steve Davies to leave Surrey at end of season, Ryan doesn't really seem up to it at the moment with only the odd flash, worth trying to bring Steve in as #1 for a couple of years and giving Ryan a slower exposure to first class cricket?

Nothing wrong with Ryan imo, he's only 19 and his keeping had been pretty good this year. I'm sure there's more to come from him with the bat. I wouldn't say no to Davies though.

 

[hodge]

With Barrow departing we need someone else who can keep anyway, Davies has hit 2 50's in 16 innings which is the worrying part really, he's averaging 20 but its badly propped up by his 2 fifty plus scores.

 

[Aber gas]

Bresnan gone. Leach again.

 

[hodge]

I'm going all JJH on this

 

[lordofthepies]

Is Davies keeping again? He hadn't done it for a couple of years before this season, had he?

 

[Skinner]

Sam Curran gets 4 wickets in 7 balls

 

[Aber gas]

Lehman finally gone. Hopefully that will be it now.

 

[Aber gas]

Six wickets for Jack Leach.
42 for victory.
C'mon Lancashire.

 

[hodge]

Not going to happen.... Not going to happen

 

[blademan89]

Oh lanky lanky lanky lanky lanky lanky Lancashire. Come on you bastards get a draw. If they do manage a draw then Somerset will need us two to draw next week and win there game getting maximum bonus points as by my maths they will still be 11 points behind middlesex so if they draw with Yorkshire that's 16 behind so would go down to whoever gets the most bonus points next week. Be a thrilling finalle if lancs manage a draw today

Tommorrow sorry

 

[Aber gas]

Middlesex 43-3

 

[blademan89]

Middlesex 43-3

Good stuff. Probably trying to score quick and go for a win

Infact are they fuck there scoring at 2 an over

 

[Super_horns]

Franchised T20?

Might bring more appeal and stars to the games but will some counties miss out revenue wise..

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/37365637

 

[Aber gas]

55-4