Topic: County Cricket

[Gerry Attrick]

Notts really are not good enough to compete at Championship level. If it’s not the batting failing the team, it’s the bowlers finding it impossible to press home an advantage. Hopefully do enough to survive and try to find some players from somewhere.

[voodoo ray]

Notts really are not good enough to compete at Championship level. If it’s not the batting failing the team, it’s the bowlers finding it impossible to press home an advantage. Hopefully do enough to survive and try to find some players from somewhere.

leicestershire?

[Jookie]

FFS, Lancashire, that's twice in the same match you've had Essex in some trouble, only for them to stage a massive recovery.

First innings - had Essex at 55-4, before a 155 stand helped them to 282. In the second innings, had them at 27-3 and then 186-7, before they declared for 292/8.

Similar has happened several times this season

Lancs, on the other hand, collapsed from 76-1 to 121-9.

A win is beyond Lancs now, being set 430 to win. They're 58-0 but I'm sure they'll find a way to collapse.

Not that it matters, they were probably out of the title picture anyway.

Not got the bowlers beyond Williams and Bailey. Blatherwick may come good but he's inexperienced. Hartley the same at CC Div1 level

[Crosby Nick]

Lancs 341/6 needing 89 more to win going into the last hour.

Jones and Hartley in.

[Joseph-Immanuel Queen]

Lancs 341/6 needing 89 more to win going into the last hour.

Jones and Hartley in.

Hartley's just gone, as has the power at the ground so I can't watch the stream!

[Joseph-Immanuel Queen]

Lancs 341/6 needing 89 more to win going into the last hour.

Jones and Hartley in.

Nine down now, battling to salvage the draw. Just under four overs left.

[Crosby Nick]

Nine down now, battling to salvage the draw. Just under four overs left.

…aaaand lost it in the penultimate over.

[Crosby Nick]

Essex look likely to win the T20 finals day with a right load of village cricket looking biffers. I think their wildest keeper might be the local blacksmith in Chelmsford.

146 to beat Somerset and win the final.

[voodoo ray]

As a supporter of fat lads in cricket I want Essex to win

[Red in Korea]

I've been watching all day and was gutted Hampshire didn't do better as I think they're the best team in it. Not sure if 146 will be enough to win for Somerset, but they've got the bowlers to make it close on this pitch.

[BobPaisley3]

Surely get Matt Henry on to get Sams. If he bats another three overs, Essex win.

[voodoo ray]

I was really pretty drunk by this point at last year's finals day.

[BobPaisley3]

Some catch that

[voodoo ray]

Good way to win it.

[Gerry Attrick]

That’s 3 players notts are taking from Worcs next season. They’ll struggle to name a side at this rate. Leave them alone for god sake.

[BarryCrocker]

We hope this helps.

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[Yorkykopite]

We hope this helps.

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Blimey. Ian Chappell looks as though he's been cremated himself.

[sinnermichael]

Yorkshire have been deducted 48 points from the 2023 County Championship and fined £400,000 - of which £300,000 is suspended for two years - for their handling of the Azeem Rafiq racism scandal.

They have also been deducted four points for the 2023 T20 Blast.

[Crosby Nick]

Yorkshire have been deducted 48 points from the 2023 County Championship and fined £400,000 - of which £300,000 is suspended for two years - for their handling of the Azeem Rafiq racism scandal.

They have also been deducted four points for the 2023 T20 Blast.

Feels a bit odd.

[Statto Red]

Yorkshire have been deducted 48 points from the 2023 County Championship and fined £400,000 - of which £300,000 is suspended for two years - for their handling of the Azeem Rafiq racism scandal.

They have also been deducted four points for the 2023 T20 Blast.

That's pointless docking Yorkshire points from this years T20 blast which has already finished, & Yorkshire never made the quarter finals anyway, if anything Yorkshire should have been docked points from next years T20 blast.

The docked points in the county championship leave Yorkshire rock bottom of division 2.

[Nobby Reserve]

That's pointless docking Yorkshire points from this years T20 blast which has already finished, & Yorkshire never made the quarter finals anyway, if anything Yorkshire should have been docked points from next years T20 blast.

The docked points in the county championship leave Yorkshire rock bottom of division 2.

Both points deductions should have applied to 2024.

[Gerry Attrick]

Good win for Notts. Will Young, the Kiwi has been great in his few games.

[voodoo ray]

Docked points in a competition that already finished. That'll show 'em.

[Joseph-Immanuel Queen]

Strong start from Notts against Lancs in the One-Day Cup - 19/3 off 11! If Lancs win, they're in the quarters

[Crosby Nick]

Strong start from Notts against Lancs in the One-Day Cup - 19/3 off 11! If Lancs win, they're in the quarters

Lancs have been on a good run in this after a couple of early no results.

Looking at the table they were level on points with whoever was above them with a far superior run rate, but below them, presumably on number of games won which seemed unfair given the no results.

Anyway, a win puts then through I think?

[Joseph-Immanuel Queen]

Lancs have been on a good run in this after a couple of early no results.

Looking at the table they were level on points with whoever was above them with a far superior run rate, but below them, presumably on number of games won which seemed unfair given the no results.

Anyway, a win puts then through I think?

Yeah I thought that seemed very harsh as well!

Yep, win and they're through. Notts 81/5 now!

[Crosby Nick]

Comfortable win in the end. Play Gloucestershire away on Friday in the QFs and if they win that either Leics or Warks in the semi. Bound to be a glorious failure in there at some point!

[Joseph-Immanuel Queen]

Comfortable win in the end. Play Gloucestershire away on Friday in the QFs and if they win that either Leics or Warks in the semi. Bound to be a glorious failure in there at some point!

Looking like that may come at the first hurdle! All out for 177 against Gloucs 

[Nobby Reserve]

All a bit of a nothing season for Lancs.

In the T20, they threw it away in the quarter final, after being very well placed at the halfway stage.

Squeaked through the groups stage in the one-day cup but never got going in the eliminator round.

Surrey have strolled the county championship, with Lancs mid-table throughout.

[Redsnappa]

Lancs bowling attack on fire today. Middlesex 20-5 after 18 overs 

[Crosby Nick]

Lancs bowling attack on fire today. Middlesex 20-5 after 18 overs 

Only lost once all season and inflicted the only defeat on Surrey too. But a bit too little too late. Could finish third if they end the season well.

That Balderson looks a talent. Takes wickets and has scored a couple of hundreds this season too.

[Redsnappa]

Middx have steadied the ship, getting on for a 50 partnership for the 6th wicket 

As regards Balderson, I agree. Luckily England have plenty of prospects so he can learn his trade at OT while the Club benefits from his cricket.

[Crosby Nick]

Yet another promising position for Lancs ruined by the weather. Playing the bulk of Championship games in April, May and September really is the pits.

[Nobby Reserve]

Middx have steadied the ship, getting on for a 50 partnership for the 6th wicket 

How many times this season have Lancs had teams on the ropes early in an innings, before a recovery to a half-decent total?

Smacks of either a lack of bowling depth in the team, or a lack of bowlers able to operate well with an older ball.

[bradders1011]

Lancs in advanced talks to sign Nathan Lyon for '24. Be a big signing that.

[Crosby Nick]

Lancs in advanced talks to sign Nathan Lyon for '24. Be a big signing that.

Just confirmed the signing.

Can I just shock you?

[bradders1011]

Just confirmed the signing.

Can I just shock you?

[Nobby Reserve]

Good to see that Yorkshire have learned the lessons of being exposed for the long period when racism was endemic there, by approving the takeover of the club by Colin Graves - the twat who dismissed racist bullying as just 'banter'.

[voodoo ray]

Good to see that Yorkshire have learned the lessons of being exposed for the long period when racism was endemic there, by approving the takeover of the club by Colin Graves - the twat who dismissed racist bullying as just 'banter'.

also good to see the ecb have been completely fucking useless in approving it too. I'm sure they'll all be along saying that 'lessons have been learned' and all that shite.

[Only Me]

Just shows that in this country, enough dosh will get you out of most bad situations.

It’s an awful decision, but Yorkshire folk will be Yorkshire folk.