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Post by davemorton on May 12, 2024 11:57:46 GMT
Hameed making Lancs suffer. He has batted fluently, like the young player who burst onto the scene some years ago. He was quickly snapped up by England, but finished up unable to make a run even for Lancs 2s. And didn't look like making a run, at one stage. How do you go from being relaxed and confident, to being nervous and fretful?
Jack Leaning is making runs, and Matthew Waite has a couple of wickets. Sussex looked doomed, and there's a Glamorgan bowler taking wickets who didn't play against us, including Pujara and Simpson in one over. Andy Gorvin, a product of the Hampshire system - well, there had to be one! He's 27, day after tomorrow.
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Post by newby on May 12, 2024 12:22:09 GMT
Hameed well supported by a quick bowler who seems able to bat. Olly Stone has a few England caps and if he can stay on the pitch for Notts he must be in with a chance of filling the Anderson gap, especially if Josh Tongue remains unavailable and Potts remains ineffective.
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Post by newby on May 12, 2024 19:48:26 GMT
Glamorgan (23 points) beat Sussex (4 points) by 9 wickets. Surprisingly easy for them to take 20 wickets at Cardiff with a day to spare.
Northants 144-2 need another 414 runs for a win, most likely Gloucestershire will get the 8 wickets first, but it might not be easy.
In Division 1. Surrey are set for a big win needing just another 58 runs to beat Warwickshire, Surrey were 31-0 at the close. One of their bowlers always steps up, today it was the West Indian Kemar Roach with 6-46. They certainly look very hard to beat once again this season.
In a game that hasn't finished with the first innings yet Durham 410-8 are still 93 runs behind Hampshire 503 all out. The Utilita bowl as it's now called giving cricket a bad name.
Lancashire 100-6 in their 2nd innings still need 72 runs to make Notts bat again. Hameed's 247 not out, including a late 150+ stand with bowler Olly Stone broke the deadlock. 3 wickets from Dillan Pennington appears to have broken the back of the chase.
Kent 362 for 8 including 152 not out by Jack Leaning is keeping them in with the chance of a draw against Worcestershire. Kent still trail by 256 runs so still have a bit to do to save being asked to follow on. 3 for 51 for Mathew Waite to go with his century for Worcestershire.
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Post by newby on May 13, 2024 13:57:46 GMT
The game at Southampton, where Hampshire 503 and 62/2 lead Durham 433, by 133 is currently paused due to bad light.
I like to imagine the Utilita bowl is bathed in bright sunshine but that the Umpires, match referee, scorers, and players of both sides have actually humanely put down the game in order to save anyone further undue suffering.
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Post by davemorton on May 13, 2024 14:02:43 GMT
Just to play Devil's advocate for a moment - Rob Key needs all the friends he can get - watching the game at Trent Bridge, the pitch looked slow and lifeless and as flat as a pancake, when Lancashire were bowling on it, and Stone was scoring an untroubled 90.
But when Pennington and James bowled, suddenly it had life. Two young men bending their backs and hitting the pitch, even later, with an older ball. Stone less so, actually.
I suppose that's what is being encouraged - bowlers who hit the pitch with energy, and are not rewarded with wickets, merely for line and length. It's a shame Lyon isn't playing, because the other spinners (Harrison and Hartley) have got nothing out of it. If Lyon didn't, a truly great bowler, then no one could have. But we will never know.
Notts 20 for nowt, chasing 81, as I type. Looking forward to next season's Roses f-c. (No, we won't get promoted.) By the way, I've had an email from Sussex telling me that 'Joe Root is coming to Hove'. Do they know something I do not?
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Post by newby on May 13, 2024 15:55:44 GMT
It must be terribly difficult for players like Stone, Mahmood, Fisher, Tongue, Norwell and others to crank it up in red ball cricket after suffering repeated injuries and in most cases being lucky to play more than 4 or 5 matches in a season over their careers so far.
Key and England of course have the luxury of being able to discard any bowlers they break.
Pennington has occasionally come through with the odd excellent performance, Scarborough against us springs to mind, he's 26 so perhaps this may be his breakthrough season.
He and James may also be benefitting from having Kevin Shine as the Notts bowling coach.
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Post by newby on May 13, 2024 16:02:52 GMT
No drama for Gloucestershire as they worked their way through the Northants batting with plenty of time to spare. First win for 2 years might be worth a beer or two in the dressing room.
Kent 141/4, look like they will stave off defeat against Worcestershire as they enter the final hour.
Surrey of course beat Warwickshire and Notts eventually did the same to Lancashire.
Hants and Durham was culled off.
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Post by hawke on May 14, 2024 5:48:40 GMT
Surrey just keep getting the job done don't they. Their top four have come through their system but the remaining seven are either overseas or signed from other counties.
The Lancs' players seem to be under achieving but also lack Vilas and Croft. Chapple moved on of course after some near misses. They have young players coming through the ranks don't they. Perhaps 'Oh Jimmy Jimmy' will improve 'Oh Lanky Lanky's' CC season. Also rivals keep strengthening with signings, noticeably Notts and Kent. It's all a bit like football now isn't it.
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Post by byased on May 15, 2024 22:34:31 GMT
We seem to have signed a lot from other counties in the past 20 years or so, but not many have done much. Brookes and Plunkett come to mind that did do well. Cant think of many others. Hodd possibly? Malan when he felt like it?
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Post by slowleftarmer on May 16, 2024 7:36:12 GMT
Gerard Brophy from Northants did ok.
Steve Kirby from Leicestershire made an immediate impact in our 2001 title season.
Garry Ballance was signed from Derbyshire at a young age and did pretty well too.
And whilst he was one of ours in the first place and should never have left, Ryan was re-signed and offered some variety (and quality) to our attack
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Post by davemorton on May 16, 2024 8:01:38 GMT
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