Great to see Latham get a really good score and also a really sensible inning from the captain. Pity we didn't get a 6 in last over to give them 12 an over

Lost 3 overs getting in via derbys cc.

Can't get the live stream again

No Hain to bail us out from the 3rd over!!

What will happen, as it surely will, when people get tired of the repitition of the 16.4 format when every ball is an attempt at a 6. Same with the 20 over format where there is a bit of defensive played. In both these formats most games do not result in a close finish. The one thing proper cricket has that is lacking in the one day game - the side unable to win still has the draw to play for.
When people get tired of whakaball the numbers will drop especially viewing figures and then the sponsorship drops.................

I find it hard to understand the players wanting time to prepare and recover and at the same time do not complain about the season having 4 different formats = c/c. blast, odc and hundread and then are happy to chase the dollar in the IPL etc. If needing a more spread out workload why have they jumped to play the Hundread?
A spread out playing the c/c and blast through the season would achieve that - 5 days a week cricket maximum and I am sure there would still be time to play the ODC games. Of course it would need the players to say they do not want to add the Hundread to an already full schedule!!

Highveld wrote:

If we were to get a young player from Glous, I'd be looking at getting one of Tommy Boorman, a 19 year old batter/off spinner with captaincy experience, Archie Bailey, a 19 year fast bowler or Armand Rao, also 19 ex Somerset a seam bowling all rounder with captancy experience.

I like your including captaincy experience in their cv's !!!!

Funny how these players say their health requires them to play less cricket but seem to find the energy to run off to The Hundread or IPL or whatever is played in Oz or SA.

I suspect the modern day cricketeris like turkeys voting for Christmas

Looking at the start of the final session on the final day of the test match at Lord's and you have to ask why the ECB and County chairmen do not think it worthwhile to promote and support the county championship. But then they wasted a brilliant opportunity 20 years ago.

I have said under the Future thread - too many games in a short period makes T20 expensive. Playing the CC mainly in spring and autumn makes it too cold for most and especially casual supporters. If both formats were spread throughout the season I feel attendances at both would rise.

Incidentally I am noticing on Facebook adverts promoting The Hundread. I have never seen such an advert for CC or T20.

Is anyone going to stay with our "opening" batsman - Hain

Davies does it again. Latham needs to earn his wages today.

38 boundaries scored - if my maths is correct

Normally Briggs comes in in the power play. Why have we continued to keep with the quicks despite going at 12+ an over!

Interesting comments regarding par score. Viewing through a laptop (an expert's view!) and the way we were scoring it really did look as if we should have got 20/30 more runs and the reason we didn't was through losing wickets. One big example was Hain getting out at the start of what is usually the last 5 overs onslaught - had that not happened I wonder what score we might have got.

Bowling was really tight tonight - just a shame their batsmen failed to get an edge given the number of times they played and missed! I too thougt the run outs would have been interesting in slow-mo although in fairness not one batsman looked surprised at being given out. After all the stick Garton has taken on this site I thought he had a pretty good game with both bat and ball.

Unfortunately Hain was out at the start of the 16th Over just when we usually put on a spurt. Problem was we had not got an established batsman to move it on. Thank goodness Garton got a decent score but I suspect we are well short. I just hope i am wrong - wickets needed.

I know Andy I meant to use my previous post re Latham. Anyway why don't we open with Mousley and Hain because they are effectively openers in the Blast.

LeicesterExile wrote:

Andy wrote:

I wouldn't say Latham has done nothing but he's a bit of a passenger in the field and his last 4 t20 innings have gone 6, 2, 23, 8.

It's a close call.

Looking at those scores I would say he hardly justifies his place in the side. I still maintain Yates would do better - I can't see him being worse.

I won't say I told you so but I'm missing Yates!!

Andy wrote:

I wouldn't say Latham has done nothing but he's a bit of a passenger in the field and his last 4 t20 innings have gone 6, 2, 23, 8.

It's a close call.

Looking at those scores I would say he hardly justifies his place in the side. I still maintain Yates would do better - I can't see him being worse.