The Cricket Thread

That is a proper thumping and at one of our bogey grounds.

 

James Vince 103
Essex 96

 

Christ our NRR has gone up to +0.612.

 

-1.387 becomes +0.612

Whilst for Essex +0.841 becomes -1.427

 

Brilliant! Well done Glos! Somerset have a nice cushion now.

 

Makes up for last week. Brilliant from JV again.

 

Vince has scored 280 runs from 4 matches at an average of 140 and SR of 172. Only Madsen has scored more runs but he's played one more match. Take out the Somerset game and it's 279 runs at an average of 279!

 

I can't decide whether Mason comes back in tomorrow or not.

Usually it would be a no-brainer with our big home boundaries, but this season they've been smaller than normal. And Currie came in and performed today.

I suppose it might depend on whether Wood's body can play twice in two days, and whether Ellis' finger injury gets any worse.

 

I do think one of Wood or Ellis will be rested tomorrow so Crane likely comes back in.

 

Vincey is up there with Barry Richards, Gordon Greenidge and Robin Smith as an all time great batsman for Hants.

 

Well done Vincey and the lads! Great win last night. For those unable to make the game tonight, our game against Sussex will be shown on Sky Sports.

 

I'm not a fan of that change.

Yes it's nice to have six bowling options, but it means we're a batter light. It feels like we've said "well we didn't need the extra batter last night, so we can do without him altogether tonight", which isn't how cricket works.

 

Bopara is stuck on the motorway!

 

Thought Wood wasn’t playing (according). Jeez it’s hot here with the sun let alone the blasters right in front of us. And there’s the first for Woody

 

That's gross!

 

It took me well over an hour to drive through Eastleigh and West End. Luckily I left in good time.

 

Machine!

 

Smashed them!!

 

Just about scraped home by ten wickets!

 

Wednesday, game on!