Random Cricket Thread (Domestic Cricket)

[Durhamfootman]

it's hard to see where the saviour is going to come from

[sussexpob]

There is no saviour, because the cricket authorities around the world think everyone is obsessed with the carnage of watching T20 batters slap the ball around. The current IPL is a good indication of where the game is going.... bowlers being smashed to boundary ropes that start just after the pitch, on dead wickets, from bats the size of paddles.... but hey ho, that's what we want apparently. No semblance of contest, as long as its raining sixes who cares.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Stand down Monty. Do it for the old time fans.

Monty quits politics!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68976806

Says he has never voted before.

[sussexpob]

Stand down Monty. Do it for the old time fans.

Monty quits politics!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68976806

Says he has never voted before.

Was he covert ops to make Galloway look like a plank? Well played Monty...

[Durhamfootman]

perhaps we should be grateful that his fledgling political career didn't end with him being caught trying to urinate on people at political rallies

[Durhamfootman]

it looks as though there will be no repercussions over Khushi's bat after it failed the size test and had to be replaced. I don't know if it has been confirmed, but I heard a week or so ago that the ECB were minded to let it go on the grounds that the gauge used to test the bat may have been at fault and I've heard nothing since

That may sound not entirely unreasonable... faulty gauge.... could happen to anyone playing for a side not called Durham, that is until I saw what the bat size gauge looks like, which is basically a piece of plastic with a bat cross section shaped hole cut out of it at the maximum permissible size, so it would pretty damned hard for it to be faulty

The only thing I can think of is that the plastic may expand or contract depending on the temp. Bat fails the test on the field, because it's pigging cold when the first match of the season is scheduled, but put the gauge on a radiator until the end of the day's play and maybe the bat then passes through it, with a bit of a wiggle

Sounds like a crock to me

[Durhamfootman]

Essex finally charged over historic racist abuse and discrimination

[Durhamfootman]

Syd Lawrence has been diagnosed with MND. He's 60 now, seemingly, so it's developed quite late

[andy]

The Metro Bank one day cup is back this week

[Alviro Patterson]

The Metro Bank one day cup is back this week

It's an underrated competition and one I am looking forward to. Very happy Yorkshire beat Surrey in their own patch yesterday.

Optimistic about Yorkshire reaching the knockout stages. Decent amount of depth in batting and spin. Just missing a seam bowler, but three are injured (Milnes, Fisher and Edwards)

[Durhamfootman]

well it is the only domestic cricket taking place atm

[Durhamfootman]

Northants have sacked John Sadler

frankly, I'm surprised he lasted as long as he did. Without knowing anything at all about the workings of the club, there seems to have been an element of player unrest within the team for a couple of years now and I wouldn't be surprised if it coincided with his appointment.

The coaches are taking charge until the end of the season. Rory Kleinveldt is favourite to take over next year according to the beeb

[captaincolly]

Northants have sacked John Sadler

frankly, I'm surprised he lasted as long as he did. Without knowing anything at all about the workings of the club, there seems to have been an element of player unrest within the team for a couple of years now and I wouldn't be surprised if it coincided with his appointment.

The coaches are taking charge until the end of the season. Rory Kleinveldt is favourite to take over next year according to the beeb

Northants fans on twitter/X were blaming him.for Emilio Gay leaving.

[DiligentDefence]

There will be many in Northamptonshire pleased with this decision. At the very least his handling of Adam Rossington and Josh Cobb was very poor and it does seem that he had his favourites and form did not necessarily come into selections.

[andy]

Matt walker standing down as Kent coach at the end of the season too after 8 seasons in charge