The_Lickey_Banker
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Exiled Bear wrote:
296 to win, then. I'm not confident...
Slow progress (not surprisingly given the fact we have a day and a half - to last !), but we're 43 without loss, after 27 overs.
The_Lickey_Banker wrote:
Penultimate Seconds Championship game at Southampton today. 12 man team:-
Ed Pollock, Hamza Shaikh, Kishan Velani, Tim Bresnan (Capt), Ethan Brookes, Adam Hose, Michael Booth, Max Tryfonos, Bradley Currie, Manraj Johal, Tommy Rex and George Maddy (Keeper).
We won the toss and chose to bowl.
Kishan Velani and Michael Booth have played in previous Bears 2nd's games. Velani is a 27 year old RHB & RM, who played for Essex 1st's (and England U19's) in 2017 and has since been playing for Cambridgeshire. Booth is a 20 year old RHB & RF who has also played 1st team cricket (for Natal) and has turned out this season for Durham UCCE & Hants 2nd's.
Max Tryfonos is a 20 year old LHB & OB, who played for Gloucester 2nd's & Herefordshire a couple of years ago. Bradley Currie is a 22 year old LFM, who has recently played for Durham 2nd's & Dorset (his brother, Scott is also playing in this match !).
Tommy Rex and George Maddy are two 18 year olds who have come through our Academy. Tommy is an all rounder who also plays for Kenilworth Wardens and George (Darren Maddy's son) is a keeper with Knowle & Dorridge.
Hampshire are 132 for 8 just after Lunch. Tim B has 4 for 31 (off 13) and Booth has 3 for 31 (off 7). Currie has the other wicket (his brother is now holding us up a bit !).
Penultimate Seconds Championship game at Southampton today. 12 man team:-
Ed Pollock, Hamza Shaikh, Kishan Velani, Tim Bresnan (Capt), Ethan Brookes, Adam Hose, Michael Booth, Max Tryfonos, Bradley Currie, Manraj Johal, Tommy Rex and George Maddy (Keeper).
We won the toss and chose to bowl.
BristolBear wrote:
Having Kelvin Smith in would be an odd one, considering the travel restrictions. He’s down as keeping, but CricInfo says he’s a batsman and off spinner.
Suspect it’s a young kid, but who knows.
Either way it’s probably the final nail in Kelley’s Warwickshire career.
Matt Lamb playing suggests he won’t be required for Fridays quarter final at Kent too.
I've sussed out K. Smith - mainly by realising he's a Keeper (I mistook the Live Play 'dagger' as the Captain logo!). It must be Kai Smith, a 16 year old (nearly 17), who plays for the UAE Under 19's (don't know what he's doing in the UAE at 16 !).
You're right BB, Kelley must definitely be on his way now. As regards Matty L playing today, I agree its unlikely he would be in the T20 squad - he didn't pull up any trees in the 20 over game early on, though he is a man in (White ball) form now, so you never know.
Playing today for the Seconds, in the 4 day game at New Road.
I see a K Smith is playing (batting) and is Captain this match. Does anyone know of him? It isn't Kelvin Smith is it, an Aussie, plays for Melbourne Renegades?
And an M G Booth - Michael Booth, the Natal batsman?
Woakesy's there as well. That's good, hopefully shaping up for Friday's T20. A 12 man team, so I guess Garrett or another bowler will come in for him on Thursday?
Bald_Reynard wrote:
Andy wrote:
He might come in for Carver...
Dan M is in for Bulpitt, Carver stays. They've obviously gone with the extra spinner / batsman instead of a seamer - shame, I would have liked the left armer to be given another chance (though I'm sure we'll see him again). Team:-
Pollock, Yates, Rhodes, Burgess, Mousley, Lamb, Bethell, E Brookes, Carver, Garrett & Johal.
We won the toss and elected to bowl.
Although York wasn't Carver's home Club ground, he will have bowled there a lot (he played for Sheriff Hutton Bridge for 4 years, in the same League) - and it might well be a wicket that takes spin (a lot of Yorkshire Club grounds do).
Reabank wrote:
Well that was a very exciting way to spend two hours on a Thursday. Not for the first time this season we win a game we looked very likely to lose. Good batting from Lamb and Ethan to get us to 300 and Rhodes and Garrett were steady at the end - but Leicestershire threw it away a bit. Watched it on the feed - with 7,000 others at the end plus another say 300 in the ground?
I am pleased to say that George has (partly) proved me wrong. I thought he'd had 'his day' and we'd never see him show some of the stengths he displayed today, particularly being able to hold himself together in a (very) pressured situation at the end. His technical skills still seem to be lacking though and he was very lucky in getting a couple of wickets. He also bowled a lot of loose balls.
I do hope he moves on from here. He still needs to develop his technical abilities, but he's only 21 and COULD still be the promisingly decent seam bowler we saw a couple of years ago.
The_Lickey_Banker wrote:
Andy wrote:
Same squad
No Miles or Chakrapani then, I really hope KvV comes in for Garrett. We've got 4 seamers and we really do need to lengthen the batting - with KvV at 6 or 7. But I bet they stick with George - again - for another fall ?!
Yep, as I suspected, we go with an unchanged team from Tuesday - GG stays in !
We won the toss and chose to bat.
Andy wrote:
Same squad
No Miles or Chakrapani then, I really hope KvV comes in for Garrett. We've got 4 seamers and we really do need to lengthen the batting - with KvV at 6 or 7. But I bet they stick with George - again - for another fall ?!
Highveld wrote:
Maybe Miles for Johal or Garrett
IF Miles is fit (big if), he has to come in for Garrett. George has shown very little this season. I would think its only a matter of time before his release is announced ? Early days, but Manraj looks promising. Personally, if CM is still out, I'd give KvV another chance - and move him up the order to 6 or 7 - he's a decent bat. Or, if Chakrapani has finished his exams, bring him back. We've got 4 seamers in anyway, in Bulpitt, Johal, Brookes and Rhodes
Andy wrote:
Might come in for Kiel vV?
Yes, I think that's the most likely change. Shame, KvV did well with bat and ball for the Seconds, but his bowling certainly hasn't looked up to it in the 2 RLC games. Going in at number 8 or 9, is never going to give him much chance to display his batting skils.
I remember talking to Will Rhodes about Karl Carver, at the end of the 2019 season. He was a mate of Karl's and played a lot of 2nds games with him at Headingley. Carver had just been released by Yorkshire. Will reckoned he was a very decent left arm spinner and was surprised he'd been let go. Showed up well in white ball, but never given much chance in the Championship. He thought we might have given him a trial, as we were sorely lacking a left arm spinner. I think I reported all that on the old Bears Forum and it would have been nice to check - it's a shame that all our speculation from those days has disappeared in the ether!
Obviously they must have kept track of him - and support from the likes of Tim Bresnan, might have helped.
Bald_Reynard wrote:
Only 1 Bear in the team for our first 'Home' game (Benjamin) - and he's only been a Bear for 4 weeks! Not a Birmingham team at all (though the Captain is a Brummie) ?!
Technically, Imran Tahir is a Bear. Once a Bear, always a Bear!
'We' (I use the term loosely!), won the toss and chose to bowl.
Highveld wrote:
I'd say it's unlikely, as Jordan is from Staffordshire, and Neville was from Coventry.
Perhaps you should email Tom Rawlins and ask the question.
I agree, Neville was from Cov and Jordan is from Staffordshire, so it is unlikely. Andy reckons Jordan is Guy Bulpitt's son - Guy was born in Stafford in 1968, Neville in Coventry in 1957 - so it is just possible Neville and Guy were brothers and their parents moved from Cov to Stafford sometime between 1957 and 1968. I thought the chances of 2 unrelated Bulpitt's (not a common name) playing cricket in the West Midlands were very remote !
It's not a big deal, just interesting that there might be two WCCC Bulpitts, so I might email Tom RawlinGs.
The_Lickey_Banker wrote:
Highveld wrote:
Three short term signings for the RL Cup
https://edgbaston.com/news/bears-secure-trio-for-royal-london-cup/?fbclid=IwAR0hIdnTSk9FNFoJBojWlMdqQIYyyH5UhF0jRP2sPVmvz3doddk8JVnRLm8Good luck to all three, hopefully they have a chance to show they deserve longer contracts and more opportunities in future.
So pleased that KVV and Jordan Bulpitt have been given a First Team chance. They've both fully deserved it from performances in the 2nds in the last month. At 23 and just playing Club & League level since featuring in MCCU teams, both have missed out on First class County opportunities. They have proved they can perform for us, I just hope they get the chance to show their potential in the RLC.
For Chakrapani, at 17, he's still got plenty of time to prove himself. I hope he also gets an opportunity or two, but it isn't make or break for him.
As I pointed out when commenting on Jordan's 5 for 49 against Lancs 2nd's, we desperately need a new left arm seamer in the squad. We have never replaced Keith Barker (who's still doing it for Hampshire) - perhaps Giles's greatest mistake ? Jordan is doing wonders for Walsall, I hope he can reproduce that form in the RLC. Also can anyone answer the question I posed on the 2nd's thread - is he any relation to (70's Bear) Neville Bulpitt - there can't be many Bulpitt's in the local game ?!
Highveld wrote:
Three short term signings for the RL Cup
https://edgbaston.com/news/bears-secure-trio-for-royal-london-cup/?fbclid=IwAR0hIdnTSk9FNFoJBojWlMdqQIYyyH5UhF0jRP2sPVmvz3doddk8JVnRLm8Good luck to all three, hopefully they have a chance to show they deserve longer contracts and more opportunities in future.
So pleased that KVV and Jordan Bulpitt have been given a First Team chance. They've both fully deserved it from performances in the 2nds in the last month. At 23 and just playing Club & League level since featuring in MCCU teams, both have missed out on First class County opportunities. They have proved they can perform for us, I just hope they get the chance to show their potential in the RLC.
For Chakrapani, at 17, he's still got plenty of time to prove himself. I hope he also gets an opportunity or two, but it isn't make or break for him.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/57843984
It will be interesting to see what 'University players' Robinson is referring to, when he talks about giving youngsters a chance in the RLC ?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/57843984
In a BBC Interview, Mark Robinson talks about giving some University players a chance to earn a Bears contract, by playing in the Royal London Cup. I guess this would include the likes of Kiel van Vollenhoven and possibly Matt Montgomery, who did so well in helping the 2nd's win their T20 Final (though he was with Notts). I know a few on here have not been happy with giving opportunities to young South Africans, but I would welcome the chance to improve our back up squad. It would be interesting to see what other University players might be playing.
An absolutely brilliant win - by 6 wickets, with just 1 ball left ! Who says red ball cricket is boring ?!
Set up by a ton (exactly) from Amir Khan and 78 (from 79 balls) from (Captain) Benjamin. Valuable (not out) contributions of 26 from K Smith (? - I don't know him) and 23 (off 19 balls) from Roshan Balaji took us home. Jake Lintott didn't get to bowl or bat.