County Championship 2018 Chat Thread.

[budgetmeansbudget]

Nine dots.

[Durhamfootman]

ha... I'll bet Lancs are appealing every delivery

[captaincolly]

Out! A tie.

[budgetmeansbudget]

Utterly unbelievable, how many points for a tie?

[Durhamfootman]

*modded* you, Somerset!

7 points I think

[budgetmeansbudget]

Somerset might lose all of those and more!

[captaincolly]

Somerset might lose all of those and more!

http://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/ ... ge__pitch/
This suggests they might well do - the pitch for their last game in 2017 was marked as "below average " and according to this article there are " repercussions" if a second pitch gets the same mark within a 12 month period.

[st_brendy]

Somerset might lose all of those and more!

http://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/ ... ge__pitch/
This suggests they might well do - the pitch for their last game in 2017 was marked as "below average " and according to this article there are " repercussions" if a second pitch gets the same mark within a 12 month period.

Yeah, the slap on the wrists they got after last season suggests to me that they can't get away with it again.

Also, with Somerset now safely marooned in mid-table (assuming that Surrey win), it's an easy win-win for the ECB to deduct Somerset points. They get to come across as not letting Somerset get away with it, whilst at the same time not actually harming Somerset. They'd still be marooned in mid-table.

[captaincolly]

Somerset might lose all of those and more!

http://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/ ... ge__pitch/
This suggests they might well do - the pitch for their last game in 2017 was marked as "below average " and according to this article there are " repercussions" if a second pitch gets the same mark within a 12 month period.

Yeah, the slap on the wrists they got after last season suggests to me that they can't get away with it again.

Also, with Somerset now safely marooned in mid-table (assuming that Surrey win), it's an easy win-win for the ECB to deduct Somerset points. They get to come across as not letting Somerset get away with it, whilst at the same time not actually harming Somerset. They'd still be marooned in mid-table.

Yep. They're not going to win the title or get relegated.

[Durhamfootman]

Allott jumped into the debate this morning, quoting the laws

"The precursor to these is quite clear, it says for the purpose of maintaining the highest standard of pitches in all matches, the relevant provision is the following: 'Each county shall actively seek to prepare the best quality cricket pitch that it can for the match that it is staging.' And I firmly believe that that is not the best possible pitch that could have been prepared for this game

I assume he's still on the telly, still on CWOTV, and in a good position to make a lot of noise at the weekend

ECB don't like noise... they like compliance and acquiescence

[Arthur Crabtree]

Amazing score for Yorkshire and a ton for ZBGB. His second, and the counties third of the season. Harry Brook got the other.

Admittedly, not as amazing as the tie at Turnton.

[st_brendy]

If Lancs' tie is coupled with a Notts-Yorks draw, and Essex loss, and a Hants win, that would pull Notts and Essex right back in it.

It would also leave Worcs dangling close to the trap door. Especially with them playing Surrey next.

[budgetmeansbudget]

Mixed feelings on this game as I want them both to lose for different reasons!

What if it's a tie?!

Kudos to you CC as you kind of called it!

[captaincolly]

Mixed feelings on this game as I want them both to lose for different reasons!

What if it's a tie?!

Kudos to you CC as you kind of called it!

A lucky guess!

[Arthur Crabtree]

Maharaj must be pleased he came.