And finally Ellis got some deserved wickets. His first over set the tone, and was one of the best you'll see.
We've just hammered the North Group winners on their own turf. Bowled out a team who have reached 200 7 times this season for 82. Hawks are on fire.
I can't get over how well we bowled. Ellis is quality and we need to sign him up again for next season.
I know the 50 over cup is a second string competition these days, but I wonder if we've asked him if he wants to hang around and play in it. It would give him the added advantage of being readily available for a last minute call up should any of the 100 sides need an injury replacement.
So I was at Hampshire v Birmingham last night. It was good to be able to see Hampshire now that I no longer have a home in the south and live in Coventry. It was a fun match though, shame Macfadden or whatever his name was got out so early, 61 from 30 odd balls isn't a bad knock. I feared Carlos braithwaite after ripping through our batters was also gonna tear us a new one with a bat, so I was relieved when he went out on 4. Plus I liked the fact that I could jump up and celebrate each Hampshire wicket (taken not lost) while surrounded by thousands of brummies and not have any issues. Cricket fans are so much more civilized than football fans. Also, if you're ever at edgbaston, the food isn't cheap but fairly decently quality and you do get pretty decent portions. The soft drink cans are a rip off though, as I let them know in the post match survey they sent me. As well as complaining that the Pimm's tents weren't open. Overall a good win. And as an aside, I think now that Hampshire is not my actual home, supporting them in things like cricket kind of means more. It's not just the place that I live in anymore, it's my home 'inside' (if not literally), my history, my childhood, the place I grew up. It just means more. Anyway, sorry for the overly sentimentality-ness in a thread about cricket
Blimey Pomps,not only is your name much better these days, I seem to be nodding along with most of your post as well.
This is not just a generalisation but incorrect, unless you are basing it on your experiences at Pompey in which case you would be correct. "Some" football fans might be more accurate because I know many people who go to footy and are very civilised. It's an easy comment to make because the behaviour of some reflects badly on the rest (majority). If you believed the media, and clubs continually telling you what they won't tolerate, you would think that football crowds are full of racist, homophobic louts which simply isn't the case. Most of today's racists are at home on their phones and laptops, those that are at games are seldom heard in my experience. Also don't forget there were accusations of racist comments coming from England fans at Edgbaston just last Monday at the cricket. Having said that, I agree that you are much more likely to be tolerated as the opposition supporter at cricket than at football. The tribal culture at football is more developed for sure. What does interest me though, is a lot of football fans also go to cricket but seem to conform to the cricket code of conduct when there.
No, not lately I admit. Am I wrong? I get news about behaviour at cricket in the same way as I do about behaviour at football grounds, other than St Mary's, through the media.
