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Re: County Championship 2018 Chat Thread.

PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 11:04 am
by Arthur Crabtree
Yorks v Essex rained off.

The season just got even shorter.

Re: County Championship 2018 Chat Thread.

PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 11:36 am
by Arthur Crabtree
Looks like Notts are going to roll over Lancs. Bit of an upset there.

Re: County Championship 2018 Chat Thread.

PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 11:37 am
by Arthur Crabtree
Gloucs collapsing with the winning line in sight v Kent. Lots of wickets early on today.

Re: County Championship 2018 Chat Thread.

PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 11:46 am
by westoelad
Arthur Crabtree wrote:Looks like Notts are going to roll over Lancs. Bit of an upset there.

Hardly an upset but must be a bit spicy. Lost 5wkts for 8 runs this morning.I
Yorkies are denying there's anything wrong with their drainage system. The fact that cricket has been played everywhere else in the country for the last few days suggests there is.Flooding where the new stand is being constructed apparently.

Re: County Championship 2018 Chat Thread.

PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 12:32 pm
by budgetmeansbudget
Notts go top.....for a few minutes!

Re: County Championship 2018 Chat Thread.

PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 12:37 pm
by westoelad
12 wkts falling for 25 runs at O.T. Surely the umpires should have been calling that wicket "unfit for 1st class cricket".

Re: County Championship 2018 Chat Thread.

PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 12:57 pm
by meninblue
westoelad wrote:12 wkts falling for 25 runs at O.T. Surely the umpires should have been calling that wicket "unfit for 1st class cricket".



Even in Kanga league the whole team get used to get out for 25 runs at times as it was played in monsoon. So i am not surprised as it was also played during monsoon. But then the Kanga League schedule was changed after matches getting washed out and batting innings collapsing for obvious reasons. There was a thought given to it even though after many years of discussion. But then that was a club level tournament and more time could be wasted in decision making. Is it wise to waste so much time on taking an decision regarding an important tournament, especially during monsoon. Not at all. No board will keep their main tournaments in monsoon. Not only a fair understanding of talent becomes impossible due to such skewed conditions, nor is it financially viable to all stake holders.

Re: County Championship 2018 Chat Thread.

PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 2:23 pm
by Durhamfootman
Arthur Crabtree wrote:Yorks v Essex rained off.

The season just got even shorter.

naturally

Re: County Championship 2018 Chat Thread.

PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 2:25 pm
by Durhamfootman
Arthur Crabtree wrote:Looks like Notts are going to roll over Lancs. Bit of an upset there.

12 wickets for 20 odd runs

thank goodness we play first class cricket at the appropriate time of year, otherwise some might suggest that it's a bit of a nonsense, and that the integrity of the game is being undermined..... which of course is not the case..... apparently

Re: County Championship 2018 Chat Thread.

PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 2:27 pm
by Durhamfootman
Sussex first innings........ looks like a Barker and Stone house

Re: County Championship 2018 Chat Thread.

PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 2:27 pm
by Durhamfootman
sorry!

Re: County Championship 2018 Chat Thread.

PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 2:35 pm
by westoelad
Durhamfootman wrote:Sussex first innings........ looks like a Barker and Stone house

Strange how Barker looks human when he plays against anyone other than Durham.

Re: County Championship 2018 Chat Thread.

PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 5:35 pm
by Alviro Patterson
westoelad wrote:
Arthur Crabtree wrote:Looks like Notts are going to roll over Lancs. Bit of an upset there.

Hardly an upset but must be a bit spicy. Lost 5wkts for 8 runs this morning.I
Yorkies are denying there's anything wrong with their drainage system. The fact that cricket has been played everywhere else in the country for the last few days suggests there is.Flooding where the new stand is being constructed apparently.


Rancid weather since Monday tea time in Yorkshire prior to the County Championship opener, either rained or shrouded in fog. The wettest start to spring in 45 years and winter blasts from the North Sea coast has not allowed the pitch to dry out sufficiently.

Excess rainfall always backs onto the Rugby Stand end as the pitch slopes downwards, nowhere else to run off as the water tables are ridiculously high.

Re: County Championship 2018 Chat Thread.

PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 6:22 pm
by westoelad
"Excess rainfall always backs onto the Rugby Stand end as the pitch slopes downwards, nowhere else to run off as the water tables are ridiculously high."

Yes if the water tables are high no drainage system is going to be effective. Weather was equally foul at the Riverside; they dig a ditch and drain the water back into the River Wear. Durham managed a full days play yesterday with the worst area roped off. They can manage that as they have a large pitch area.

Re: County Championship 2018 Chat Thread.

PostPosted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:04 am
by Dr Cricket
Not a good week for the county championship, Nasser, KP and Vaughan playing down the county cricket this week and it looks like the selectors think playing in the ipl is higher than playing county cricket in april.
They seem to think Roy having a great IPL is more likely to get a test spot than Roy playing county cricket and think even Farbrace, Strauss and bayliss have given that impression as well.