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County Championship 2018 Chat Thread.

PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 8:24 am
by Arthur Crabtree
The first round of matches starts on Friday 13th April.

Hants v Works
Lancs v Notts
Yorks v Essex

Kent v Gloucs
Middx v N'hants
Warks v Sussex

Re: County Championship 2018 Chat Thread.

PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 8:26 am
by Dr Cricket
lots of indian interest this year as well considering Pujara, Aaron, A patel and Kohli all set to play the county championship this year.

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 8:53 am
by Arthur Crabtree
Tough start for Yorks against the champions. Can't see Yorkshire troubling the title candidates this year and a good season would be staying up. And to start the season, Willey, Coad and Plunkett are unavailable or injured (as well as Root and Bairstow who will miss the first two games- Cook can't play for Essex). Plunkett and WIlley are in the IPL. Plunkett seems to be chronically injured. Rashid is sitting out first class cricket. Bresnan is in his twilight years as a bowler.

Andrew Gale says Harry Brook, the U19 captain will probably play in the middle order with Pujara and ZBGB. There's unlikely to be a spinner. I guess Lyth and Lees will open. Tim will bat at seven, then Hodd. Leaning perhaps at six, if Kohler-Cadmore is just a limited overs signing. No Sidebottom. No mention that Jack Brooks is injured, so him, Patterson and one other. Maybe Fisher.

Preparation has been undermined by wet weather.

Re: County Championship 2018 Chat Thread.

PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 11:27 am
by westoelad
Read on another thread that Fisher is also injured. The fact that the Univ. game was called off so early suggests the groundstaff were unable to get Headingley ready-and it's never stopped raining since.

Re: County Championship 2018 Chat Thread.

PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 4:49 pm
by andy
Can't see Yorkshire beating us, im backing us not only to win, but to win convincgly! Come on the eagles!!

Re: County Championship 2018 Chat Thread.

PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 5:24 pm
by Arthur Crabtree
Probably rained off.

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 5:25 pm
by andy
Na forecast is supposed to be good by the time game starts i reckon will get game in

Re: County Championship 2018 Chat Thread.

PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 9:03 pm
by Durhamfootman
Arthur Crabtree wrote:.

Preparation has been undermined by wet weather.

early season might go the same way

Re: County Championship 2018 Chat Thread.

PostPosted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 9:40 pm
by Durhamfootman
Arthur Crabtree wrote:Tough start for Yorks against the champions. Can't see Yorkshire troubling the title candidates this year and a good season would be staying up. And to start the season, Willey, Coad and Plunkett are unavailable or injured (as well as Root and Bairstow who will miss the first two games- Cook can't play for Essex). Plunkett and WIlley are in the IPL. Plunkett seems to be chronically injured. Rashid is sitting out first class cricket. Bresnan is in his twilight years as a bowler.

seemingly Patterson broke a finger on the eve of the first match, which is unlikely to help matters

Re: County Championship 2018 Chat Thread.

PostPosted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 11:08 pm
by Arthur Crabtree
Usually a key bowler early doors.

Coad is also out.

So Waite, Shaw, Brooks and Tim left. Doesn't look frightening.

Re: County Championship 2018 Chat Thread.

PostPosted: Sat Apr 14, 2018 12:44 pm
by Arthur Crabtree
Low score for Haseeb to start the season.

Re: County Championship 2018 Chat Thread.

PostPosted: Sat Apr 14, 2018 1:47 pm
by Arthur Crabtree
Not many runs being scored across the country. About 250 looking like it would be a good score.

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 14, 2018 2:34 pm
by Arthur Crabtree
Bit of a disaster for Kent. 60-8.

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 14, 2018 2:57 pm
by Dr Cricket
pretty sure there must be a link between england being so crap at batting and more county championship games starting this early in april.
although in the bright side next week we might get our usual summer for the year for a week.
going to be hotter than greece next week.

Re: County Championship 2018 Chat Thread.

PostPosted: Sat Apr 14, 2018 3:01 pm
by Arthur Crabtree
Maybe the ECB should knock up an impromptu T20 tournament if the weather is going to be nice. First class cricket is meant to be played in the cold and wet.