GerryShedd
Super Moderator
A very efficient win with Barnard the star with bat and ball. Good to see Hamza Shaikh and Benjamin get some runs again.
Bristol isn't my favourite ground but the weather was ideal so it was a good day's spectating.
At the half-way stage, my friend and colleague Graham Smith summarises who has done what in the One Day Cup- and manages to hide his loyalty to Glamorgan:
https://deepextracover.com/2024/08/metro-bank-one-day-cup-round-up/
I'd be willing to bet that the catch by Yates/Barnard was the best ever taken on the ground - and the first recorded match there was in 1841 when Rugby School played MCC. The Rugby opening bat and top scorer that day was Thomas Hughes, who went on to write Tom Brown's Schooldays.
A great game of cricket with a fantastic result - and it looked like a great out-ground venue.
BosworthBear wrote:
Glad Gary is sticking up for himself. I think he’s excellent and had to take criticism from know nothing loud mouthed Aussies like Adam Collins last year!
You mean to say there are Aussies who are loud mouthed and know nothing? Surely not!
My fault for suggesting that Dom Sibley might bat Surrey out of the game - he seems to be doing the opposite.
Hopefully we can rely on Dom Sibley to block through 50 overs.
I'm sure that it was because of our constant support for him that Robinson stuck with Chris Benjamin.
George Dobell normally likes to be seen as the man in the know so he will not be happy that Cricinfo have beaten him to it on this occasion.
He is interviewed in The Guardian today:
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/31/the-life-of-a-cricket-groundskeeper-its-hard-but-ive-seen-the-worlds-best-players
Steven Finn speaks up for Jonathan Trott as the new coach:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cp3807gmx6vo
Yes, I agree that he isn't a model of consistency and is maybe a bit more so than most players.
I think he must be confident that he will play in all formats. As George Dobell says: " ... he is understood to be frustrated at his lack of opportunities in T20 cricket. He hasn't played a game in the format since 2021." So I would assume that Durham have given him some assurances about T20 selection.
Highveld wrote:
HAHA
However, is that comment really appropriate for a public forum?
Yes, I agree that it's not quite up to our usual high standards as a comment but, even with my super-human powers as a moderator, I'll let it go on this occasion.
As for the average of 30, I was looking at the last five innings before the Sussex game - 42, 0, 35 not out, 15 and 57, so 149 runs in four completed innings. So even if you add in his 2 v Sussex, he still averages fractionally over 30. And then there's his bowling and his catching.
A win for England today. After this afternoon's fireworks from Wood (with the ball) and Stokes (with the bat), I would imagine most if not all the spectators will come back for more when England play next at Edgbaston.
Well Yates is averaging 30 for his last five completed innings - not great, but not all that bad.
It will be interesting to see if Will plays T20 cricket with Durham next year.
Obituary of Billy here:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2024/07/27/khalid-ibadulla-first-pakistani-county-cricket-obituary/
I'm not sure that the Telegraph is right in describing him as the first Pakistani to play for a county because Warwickshire had Abdul Hafeez Kardar. But I guess that was before Pakistan came into existence so technically he was Indian at the time.
Yes, looks like The Cricketer/George got it wrong about him leaving immediately. As for Durham, we shall see. If he hasn't signed for them yet, I would imagine there will be a queue of counties interested.