The Cricket Thread 2015-16

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tomw24 said:
Stick with Crane IMO. Seamers can be Edwards, Berg, McClaren and Ervine can bowl as well. Ervine should be recalled IMO as he will score quickly if he stays in which is always a good thing.
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I guess there's also the option of combining the two selection issues together, and replacing Crane with Ervine. I'm not sure it's a particularly likely option, given that Ervine and Dawson would be batting 7 and 8, and Berg and McLaren at 9 and 10. Not that batting depth like that is a bad thing of course, especially at the Riverside where just an extra 20 runs can make all the difference, but it's just not at all common - and probably not necessary. I wouldn't be advocating it.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if Crane does keep his place, but you certainly wont be finding Durham play an out and out spinner. Onions, Rushworth, Hastings, a fourth seamer of their choosing (often Harrison this season, but I think he might be injured), and Collingwood. Borthwick (and Pringle if he plays) will probably hardly get a bowl.
 
Although I'm a big fan of Billings, he didn't do enough in the t20s for Kent this summer to warrant selection ahead of Vince.

My much bigger gripe than Vince not playing though, is Willey down at 9 on the scorecard. Just open with him, and let him hit out. We have so much batting, it wouldn't matter if he got out first ball.

Interesting to see how Topley goes. Sounds like he's 90% signed by Hants, and might even move to us before the end of the season (although I'm personally doubting this).
 
st_brendy said:
Although I'm a big fan of Billings, he didn't do enough in the t20s for Kent this summer to warrant selection ahead of Vince.

Interesting to see how Topley goes. Sounds like he's 90% signed by Hants, and might even move to us before the end of the season (although I'm personally doubting this).
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Really? That would be a cracking signing. :)
 
st_brendy said:
Although I'm a big fan of Billings, he didn't do enough in the t20s for Kent this summer to warrant selection ahead of Vince.

My much bigger gripe than Vince not playing though, is Willey down at 9 on the scorecard. Just open with him, and let him hit out. We have so much batting, it wouldn't matter if he got out first ball.

Interesting to see how Topley goes. Sounds like he's 90% signed by Hants, and might even move to us before the end of the season (although I'm personally doubting this).
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Where did you hear that SB?
 
Durham won toss and elected to bat. I wanted Hants to field first anyway.

Hampshire team: Carberry, Adams, Vince, Ervine, Smith, Dawson, Wheater, Stevenson, Berg, McLaren, Edwards.
 
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