Where is this thing we can sign? Is it the Lancs Action Group thing?

Dreadful decision at the toss I mean it must incredibly flat if Pieter Malan can get runs...

Both good. However neither would been available for the Somerset game.

He's always impressed whenever I've seen him, nice to have someone who has atleast played a decent amount of international cricket.

Brilliant win, we fielded so well in the last 10 overs there.

Yeah them 2 were great at the end, Lamb seems to have his timing back and Kai looked very inventive.

I was cordially up for the City/Region based comp in the UK years back when the all the talk began.

I figured that 6 regional based sides competing in a T20 comp over a short period (3 weeks?) featuring quality overseas stars with the England players available would be a worthwhile watch. The 6 sides would all have a 'homegrown' core, for example a Midlands based squad of say 17 would be made up of 14 players from Warks/Worcs/Northants and then 3 absolute quality overseas players. Something generally along those lines.

The Midlands teams home games would be played at Edgbaston/New Road/Wantage Road, take the comp around the counties, have all counties involved, all grounds involved etc. The Regional based teams would still have a homegrown, local feel. Something like that.

Could still play the CC or One Day Cup alongside it but they'd be no situation where some counties are missing 10 or 12 players and other counties arent missing any to the Regional based comp unlike the current set up which uses a draft/auction type way of making up squads (pretty average looking squads as far I can tell from looking at the Hundred website too I might add...). For example this Birmingham Phoenix team has a distinct lack of locally based players in it.

They lost me with this hundred ball concept though and other rule tweaks. Not to mention having 8 sides based at 8 grounds and shunning the other 10. Its a blatant cash grab.

I just don't get it.

I'll pass on going to a game, this website had better blow my mind...

I really like T20 cricket and I quite enjoy the franchise leagues have done for a long time and originally i wasn't against the idea of a city based T20 comp in the UK, but I just don't get why all these people who didn't want to see/watch cricket have been so enticed so quickly by the Hundred?! I've seen bits and pieces on TV, I've not had my back turned entirely. It doesn't look anything special. I saw a game the other day where Dwayne Bravo batted no. 4 (he hasn't batted that high in years) and Garton and Stoinis opened the bowling. I mean if that's the standard...

What sort of experience are they getting at the Hundred then, what's different?

I think the Blast has definitely been very welcoming for a very long time, loads of stuff for kids, families etc

I don't understand why people are all of a sudden coming out to watch the Hundred having never bothered to watch cricket before up until that point? I'm not throwing shade on the comp I'm genuinely asking the question.

What is so different about this comp in comparison to the Blast? Why have these people who have gone years not bothering with cricket now jumping out of their seats for a new comp featuring manufactured teams with players sourced from here there and anywhere?

Why now, for the Hundred?!

Yep pretty much agree with all of what's being said. It was major bat first conditions as it did appear as though the pitch was breaking up as we batted on it. You get games like this sometimes, people get in and get out. Definitely needed the extra bowler. Reminded me of the one day game we lost away at Leicester in 2019 where they batted first on a scorcher and racked up a sizeable total and we never really looked like chasing. Probably got 50 too many today. Lamb looks like somebody who hasn't really batted in a good while, he's getting bat on ball but his timing looks off, he did well in this comp last year though so should be persevered with. I think Rhodes has been OK, if you cramp him though he can't manufacture any room and rotate the strike, his get out is to try and go big. Leicester bowled well at him.

Leicestershire look a handy white ball outfit to be fair. Very close to making the knockouts in the T20, they were unlucky not too actually, and they've won 4 out 5 in this comp. It's no accident.

This outfield is absolutely scorched.

Only thing I can assume with Simmons is that he has been struggling for the 2's and the u18's lately.

Dont know, Pandya doesn't have much of a 4day record.

Excellent win and an excellent game. Beautiful weather.

Definitely a different game once the ball got older. It looked tough to bat at the end of our innings thought Currie took the pace off well. Burgess rode his luck and cashed in and Rob Yates List A record is looking particularly good right now. I thought Hamza Sheikh shaped up well, I liked his confidence.

Yeah Norwell looks a little awkward when bowling around the wicket but i guess he felt compelled to do it as Sussex had 5 left handers in their top 6. Credit to Garrett, he held his nerve well, there were several ropey deliveries being sent down though.

Yates
Sheikh
Rhodes
Burgess
Panda
Lamb
E. Brookes
Simmons
Johal
Norwell
Hannon Dalby

Maybe

Yeah good player, his bowling has dropped off a touch but his batting has improved massively. He might bat 6 for us.

A good day and obviously a good win. I still maintain the idea of outground cricket is better than the reality. Nice location but the facilities and viewing is never the best and they can be uncomfortable. The College Ground is a nice setting though I must say, it's definitely of the better outgrounds.

Very good point about the vibe being so upbeat and positive all game long amongst our guys. They had smiles on their faces from the get go and seemed to enjoy playing with one another.

Yates looked fantastic I thought and Sibley got better after an iffy start.

OHD, Norwell and Miles along with Bresnan were all injured for either the beginning or the entirety of this comp last year. Definitely make a difference having some experience in the line up.

Krunal was good and enthusiastic. Darted it in and looks a decent fielder too.

Outfield was rapid. Absolutely scorched.

Cheers

I despise it.