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Post by newby on May 28, 2024 7:45:41 GMT
First weekends games are:
Thurs 30th May v Worcestershire at Headingley. Fri 31st May v Leicestershire at Leicester. Sun 02 June v Northants at Northampton.
It's a bit different this season with the games being concentrated on Thursday to Sunday in order to maximise attendance, they hope. Within that there's a whole heap of games on the Friday nights, quite a few on Sunday afternoons and just a light sprinkling on most Thursdays and Saturdays.
I'll speculate who might be in the team come Thursday:
Adam Lyth, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Shan Masood(c), James Wharton, Donovan Ferreira (wk), Jordan Thompson, Matthew Revis, Dom Bess, George Hill, Jafar Chohan.
If Ferreira doesn't keep wicket then I expect Duke will come in, Wharton out.
Of course it clashes with the T20 World Cup so the overseas players will be a rung down from the very best.
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Post by tykemania on May 28, 2024 10:46:54 GMT
Actually, I rather like that team, though I would be happier if they could find a way to get one more frontline seamer (I struggle to see Hill as such in the shortest format) in there. Indeed, if the coffers were slightly healthier I'd be asking if we really need to overplay Masood and could instead recruit someone. I suppose the only issue is who - Fisher will allegedly be fit soon, but may not be ready for the weekend, and Coad and Milnes are definitely out. Leech? Cliff?
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Post by newby on May 28, 2024 13:09:18 GMT
Yes, I found it easy to get 10 but Hill was very much an afterthought that I'm not particularly happy with. If Fisher isn't too far away then perhaps Leech could be given the job for this first weekend.
It's not a new problem we've always seemed to be an opening bowler short and always seem to be experimenting with players not really suited to T20 cricket.
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Post by tykemania on May 28, 2024 15:57:01 GMT
Actually, one other thought - would Bean be worth a go in the middle order, or even perhaps with the gloves?
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Post by newby on May 28, 2024 16:14:14 GMT
Ferreira I'm pretty sure has been signed to do the keeping.
It sounds like Shan Masood, due to his arm injury, won't be available for the first few games. Might be a spot for Bean there but I'd be tempted to go with Luxton or even Duke as a middle order batter.
Joe Root I presume will take the captaincy in Masood's absence.
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Post by karma on May 28, 2024 17:02:12 GMT
Ferreira I'm pretty sure has been signed to do the keeping. It sounds like Shan Masood, due to his arm injury, won't be available for the first few games. Might be a spot for Bean there but I'd be tempted to go with Luxton or even Duke as a middle order batter. Joe Root I presume will take the captaincy in Masood's absence. Yes I thought Joe Root as captain but then he's not going to be available for ever. I think Hill could be introduced as vice-captain in the four-day game but for the T20 Why not someone like Wharton or Malan . I'd like to see Luxton play and he has captained the 2nds too But isn't it about time that someone like Bess was given a chance at captaincy too, he's still young but plenty of experience and a genuine all-rounder. He's particular with setting fields to his own bowling , setting fields properly is vital , particularly over only 120 balls. So is being vocal as a captain Weather forecast improving for Thursday , morning rain but clearing and dry for the match.
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Post by hensonsprman on May 28, 2024 18:10:02 GMT
Is there a chance Fernando can play instead of Massood
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Post by newby on May 28, 2024 18:23:00 GMT
Is there a chance Fernando can play instead of Massood Never say never, he is here waiting for the next two CC games he is contracted for and he has played one T20 International and a good few T20 games. With the two International places taken by Masood and Ferreira I don't suppose it was ever envisaged that he would. Not a bad notion if all the paperwork, fees etc can be negotiated.
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Post by donnylad on May 28, 2024 20:01:54 GMT
I recollect Bess had a couple of T20/Royal What-not Cup games as captain a couple of seasons ago? Or does my memory fail me?
A side needs a couple of bowlers who can dob in an over or two without being smashed around. Leicester have done this well in the past using bits and pieces cricketers (a bloke called Mike comes to mind, Lilley and Ackerman too) to fill in 4 overs or so.
Hill isn't quite quick enough and I suspect the sloggers would line him up. Revis, Hill, Luxton and Wharton would contribute a lot to the fielding as would Bess, and he bats. It would be nice if Thommo could find his bowling mojo as well and maybe Leech can find some of that pace he seems to have got.
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Post by newby on May 29, 2024 7:23:17 GMT
I hope the weather is decent throughout the tournament, and, with the games being played on the run up to and over the weekends, that attendances are up on recent years. I think most Counties are banking on the T20's to tide them through until money from the hundred sale comes through.
There's little doubt though that the T20 world cup will take some attention away from the first half of the competition.
We may be scratching our heads trying to put a decent team together and wishing for a Starc or a Wiese or a Lockie Ferguson to lead the attack but we aren't the only ones. There's precious little star quality left when you have 20 teams taking part in a ICC event at the same time.
Saying that I think we have done very well to have 3 players in our team who might feel a little bit unlucky not to be at the big show. Root and Malan of course wouldn't be out of place in the England squad, while Donovan Ferreira may well be there with South Africa next time.
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Post by newby on May 29, 2024 15:19:40 GMT
14 man squad named for the first game at Headingley.
Lyth, Malan, Masood, Root, Wharton, Ferreira, Luxton, Bess, Moriarty, Chohan, Leech, Thompson, Cliff, Revis.
Cliff, Moriarty and Luxton perhaps the 3 to miss out, we will see.
Weather looks o.k touch wood. I'm in Leeds for a birthday tomorrow, hope to get to Headingley, but will have to do as I'm told.
Worcestershire have had a set back with their expected overseas bowler Usama Mir not being allowed to play by the Pakistan board. Hayden Walsh, a Windies all rounder called up instead, not sure he will be ready for tomorrow.
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Post by davemorton on May 29, 2024 17:24:11 GMT
My summer starts tomorrow, according a message I've just received from YCCC. I would say my summer is on hold, and I'm filling some of the no-cricket gap with a 7-day trip down to Somerset (Weston-super-Mare) and Devon (Beer) next week.
Early June - fabulous time to be outside in England...weather permitting.
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Post by karma on May 30, 2024 6:05:45 GMT
Enjoy your non-cricket Summer Dave. We have some trips planned as well but I'm off to Headingley tonight to hopefully enjoy Yorkshire play against 1st Div CC Worcester, a team I'd otherwise not see this season. We beat them last time at Headingley but that was CC and they'd been celebrating promotion
T20 is at the other end of the cricket spectrum and I enjoy it in a different way but there are still old friends and cricket supporters to chat with and enjoy the game together. I hope I'm not going to be watching through my fingers at a horror show, there's something to take away from every game and hopefully Chohan taking some wickets and win too .
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Post by newby on May 30, 2024 7:43:41 GMT
T20 is the very necessary dumbed down 'entertainment' end of cricket that brings in the revenue to subsidise both real cricket, in terms of the County Championship, and development cricket, in terms of the 50 over game to keep them going and make sure all 18 counties can stay afloat.
I might get to see some this evening, but if I do I will have two grand kids with me who can just about manage to keep interested for one innings and have never got to the end of one yet. At least cricket is something they know about and ask to go to and perhaps in the fullness of time who knows.
My preferred method of consuming it is listening in my garden, or in my wreck of a summerhouse on a summers evening when it's quiet and all the neighbours have gone in.
Bonus if it's Yorkshire, but I can listen to whoever is playing and pick a side, usually the underdog. It doesn't matter who wins, when it isn't Yorkshire of course, perhaps the entertainment is enhanced if the home side just just just get over the line in the final couple of overs.
Nice if we can win both the Roses games and all the home games which should get us through.
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Post by davemorton on May 30, 2024 9:26:30 GMT
We have a chance of winning, because we don't have to bowl a team out, in T20. I will be watching on YouTube tonight. What sort of crowd is expected? A couple of thousand? More than that?
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