by st_brendy » Sun Jun 03, 2018 7:18 pm
Good to see that there's lots to play going into the week. Only us and Kent have qualified, and no-one has secured the two automatic SF spots.
1st vs 4th and 3rd vs 2nd in the South group, which most likely should sort out the order of the top three. I imagine the game Sky pick for Wednesday will be one of those two. In theory, any of Gloucs, Surrey and Middlesex could still muscle their way into 3rd, should Essex and Somerset both slip up.
2nd vs 1st and 3rd vs 4th in the North group. Thursday's live match will then almost certainly be Warks v Worcs, which is itself effectively a QF - in that the winner takes the automatic North group SF spot. The loser will be in great danger of also missing out on a home play-off, given the fact that the next two then play each other. Indeed, the loser of Warks v Worcs could miss out altogether, if Yorks were to win the Roses match on Tuesday, and then follow it up with victory over Northants. That would almost certainly be enough for Yorks to jump straight up to 2nd and secure a home QF, thus downgrading Notts v Derby from a qualification shoot-out with a home play-off as the prize (if Yorks lose the Roses match), to a qualification shoot-out with an away play-off as the prize.
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