GerryShedd
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I was relying on he who is (allegedly) our wicket keeper for next year to make a big score; but never mind. An annoying last wicket stand is almost as good.
paulbear wrote:
But would the same thing apply if you go into a game with an injury?
I don't think that there is any reference to this in the regulations so I think the same rules would apply.
cjav1874 wrote:
paulbear wrote:
Leicestershire need 86 to avoid the follow on and if they do, it all depends on how many behind they finish (If indeed they do) and how many overs are left for Notts to force a win. Will Notts feel confident that they will set a total which isn't huge or will they eye up the 8 draw points, I think they won't want to lose 8 points and lose just to get 8 more for a win. Depending on how many wickets they get in the next 22 overs, Notts could be level with us if they draw.
Profting, dare I say, from the use of the injury substitution rule which we're still yet to see Warwickshire need this season! In all fairness, picking Brett Hutton in September is screaming out for a muscle injury. If I were more sceptical, I'd suggest he were picked knowing there was an element of protection should he break down!
I guess that Warwickshire know that this rule makes it easier for them to pick Chris Woakes, despite his hernia issue.
Andy wrote:
Only ground in the division where they've started on time is...Taunton. Obviously.
It’s well known that Craig Overton has sold his soul to the weather gods in return for a Championship title.
Definitely enforce the follow on if able to do so.
UrsaMinor wrote:
Days 4 and 5 are probably going to be a tough sell.
Especially since Pakistan have sent seven members of the team and two coaches home. Chief hope of play on days four and five is if weather intervenes on the first three days.
In a scathing article about the signing/non-signing of Scott Kuggeleijn, The Cricketer states that "the Utilita Bowl is a dark, dingy and soulless place at the best of times."
It's not my favourite ground but I didn't think it was that bad.
Regarding Ashes tickets, the Telegraph bemoans the price increase:
"In the Hollies Stand, it is £165, up 43 per cent from £115 for the corresponding fixture four years ago. On top of this, every ticket carries a £2.50 booking fee."
The Telegraph reports:
"Tickets for next week’s Test against Pakistan at Edgbaston have not sold out, despite a reduced capacity because of the construction of an on-site hotel. About 12,000 have sold for the first two days, with a sell-out of 19,000 expected on Friday, day three."
I've only now discovered this revealing interview in The New York Times with Dermot:
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6865188/2025/12/12/dermot-reeve-captain-innovator-addict/
Preview from the Hampshire perspective:
https://www.utilitabowl.com/cricket/news/match-preview-hampshire-men-v-warwickshire,-rothesay-county-championship-2026/
BosworthBear wrote:
Woakes was in the last squad wasn’t he?
Just not in the XI
Yes, my mistake, I think.
Yes, Davies, Booth and Simmons out of the squad and Kai and Suthar in - but no Chris Woakes.
meashambear wrote:
We are title contenders in name only.
A phony title challenge that would have been buried during this game had it lasted another days play.
Attack is not good enough, batting is not good enough but people seem happy that we are 'up there'.
I cannot think of another county that would guarantee Davies playing time.
Out of the T20 after 5/6 games. Out of the One day cup after 5 games.......never a real contender for the County Championship.
Hotel is coming along nicely though and that is all the club cares about, another cash cow opportunity.
The recent appointments of Jim Troughton as batting coach and Jeetan Patel, Darren Maddy and Michael Powell to the Cricket Committee suggest that there is some degree of cricketing ambition. And winning the Championship is still a possibility. I accept it is unlikely but you never know.
BosworthBear wrote:
GerryShedd wrote:
BosworthBear wrote:
GerryShedd wrote:
BosworthBear wrote:
Wondering if Notts cut their nose of to spite their face there.
They could easily have got 25 runs.
As for Alleyne I remember him and Russell cheating against us at Lord’s. I was so angry I wrote to the ECB Head of OPs and had a reasonable letter back!
Remind me about that one.
The games was decided D/L with Warwickshire so on top Donald got man of the match despite being in the losing team.
Presentation was made in bright sunshine when they could have easily kept playing. There was some archaic regulation that it had to be finished by a certain time (mainly so away teams could travel back earlier in the competition)
It was the quickest I have ever seen Donald bowl. His best ever spell for us and he was really fired up and gesticulating to our supporters.
During the rain delay alleyne and Russell desperately trying to get I abandoned with then ahead on D/L
Wisden says: "Torrential rain and lightning made further play unlikely - the scheduled close was 6.30 pm - and at 5.45 pm the match was called off."
What exactly were Alleyne and Russell doing that constituted cheating? Was it a rain dance on the dressing room balcony?Wisden has that wrong. I remember being stood in the outfield with my dad for the presentations yelling farce in bright sunshine. They called it off too early and at the instigation of Alleyne and Russell who clearly didn’t care about the crowd. We watched them doing it to boos in the Lord’s Tavern.
If it had continued Warwickshire would have won easily!
I'm still not sure what "doing it" means. Respected umpires John Hampshire and Ray Julian would have made the decision about calling off the game; and it related not to bad light but to conditions underfoot - the Lord's drainage has undergone a complete transformation since 2000.
BosworthBear wrote:
GerryShedd wrote:
BosworthBear wrote:
Wondering if Notts cut their nose of to spite their face there.
They could easily have got 25 runs.
As for Alleyne I remember him and Russell cheating against us at Lord’s. I was so angry I wrote to the ECB Head of OPs and had a reasonable letter back!
Remind me about that one.
The games was decided D/L with Warwickshire so on top Donald got man of the match despite being in the losing team.
Presentation was made in bright sunshine when they could have easily kept playing. There was some archaic regulation that it had to be finished by a certain time (mainly so away teams could travel back earlier in the competition)
It was the quickest I have ever seen Donald bowl. His best ever spell for us and he was really fired up and gesticulating to our supporters.
During the rain delay alleyne and Russell desperately trying to get I abandoned with then ahead on D/L
Wisden says: "Torrential rain and lightning made further play unlikely - the scheduled close was 6.30 pm - and at 5.45 pm the match was called off."
What exactly were Alleyne and Russell doing that constituted cheating? Was it a rain dance on the dressing room balcony?
BosworthBear wrote:
Wondering if Notts cut their nose of to spite their face there.
They could easily have got 25 runs.
As for Alleyne I remember him and Russell cheating against us at Lord’s. I was so angry I wrote to the ECB Head of OPs and had a reasonable letter back!
Remind me about that one.
paulbear wrote:
And that was only because Bancroft decided that his side were not going to put a spinner on for the Durham 2nd innings so the umpires said they couldn't go back on. I suppose he thinks he's being a tough Aussie by doing this, no he isn't he's being an awkward bastard.
Gloucestershire's Mark Alleyne explains it like this:
“They asked if we would bowl our spinners to finish the game. Of course, we said no, we’ll bowl our quick bowlers, in which case it became bad light, so we’ll come back tomorrow,”
“I mean, we’ve been outplayed, of course, but there’s certain parts of the game that we feel we were really hard done by some really poor decisions, in my view, and I hope they get a chance to look back at those, but one of the poorest is playing in the light that we did for so long.
“So, with that in mind, we thought we’d hedge our bets and see if it might rain all day tomorrow, so you never know.”
As it turned out, it took just six balls to finish it today. But I understand Gloucestershire's approach. It's professional sport and points are at stake.