The Cricket Thread

[ChilcoSaint]

Good start!

 

[ChilcoSaint]

Hants 3-2

 

[pompeymeowth]

Looks like Somerset could finally win the CC after all these years.

 

[ChilcoSaint]

12-3

 

[The Ides of March]

12-3

Keep it up Somerset. And Hampshire chose to bat as well. At this time of the years some pitches do funny things in the first hour or two or play. Hopefully Somerset can make a great score to really put the pessure on Hampshire second time round and obviously Essex, where bad light is the feature of play so far.

 

[ChilcoSaint]

Vince bowled through the gate!

 

[ChilcoSaint]

Bit of a stand between Dawson and Donald but Donald goes caught at second slip
57-6!

 

[saintalfie]

Basically it comes down to Smith as to whether Gower and Botham's careers with Sky finish today or tomorrow. I won't miss Botham, but I will miss Gower. I'd like it if BBC signed him up, but I suspect they'd be looking at someone younger (and more likely to be interested in short form cricket, given the live t20 and 100 matches which the BBC will have as from next year).

I will miss both Gower and Botham for Test matches. They already have others more interested in short form cricket to cover those formats.

 

[Saints_Alive]

Bit of a stand between Dawson and Donald but Donald goes caught at second slip
57-6!

Looks like we are doing our best to hand you the title....

 

[ChilcoSaint]

Thank goodness for that! Great knock from Liam Dawson, but Hampshire all out for 196. Maximum bowling points anyway!

 

[The Ides of March]

Thank goodness for that! Great knock from Liam Dawson, but Hampshire all out for 196. Maximum bowling points anyway!

Hopefully Somerset can post 400, and perhaps by the third day the pitch is taking vicious spin, cue Bess to come to the fore. !!

 

[The Ides of March]

I will miss both Gower and Botham for Test matches. They already have others more interested in short form cricket to cover those formats.

Are these guys being retired? Or are they being lined up for something more lucrative? Time Boycott was put out to grass permanently.

 

[ChilcoSaint]

Bad light stops play
Som 17-1

 

[Saintmagic]

How does this work then? Glos have bowled out Worcs for 221, do they get any bonus points for that?

Also they currently sit 3rd, how many go up?

 

[The Ides of March]

Bad light stops play
Som 17-1

That could be it for the day!! I thought someone said that bad light would not be a problem due to floodlighting facilities? This could well be the story of the week across all matches.

 

[The Ides of March]

How does this work then? Glos have bowled out Worcs for 221, do they get any bonus points for that?

Also they currently sit 3rd, how many go up?

3 go up and one comes down. Notts have managed to put in a batting performance today after the horse has bolted.

 

[ChilcoSaint]

How does this work then? Glos have bowled out Worcs for 221, do they get any bonus points for that?

Also they currently sit 3rd, how many go up?

3 bowling points for 10 wickets within 110 overs.

 

[tomw24]

Hopefully Somerset can post 400, and perhaps by the third day the pitch is taking vicious spin, cue Bess to come to the fore. !!

Absolutely no chance Somerset post 400. 200 is par I reckon.

 

[tomw24]

3 go up and one comes down. Notts have managed to put in a batting performance today after the horse has bolted.

2 go up.

 

[tomw24]

Somerset do not want to go back out there tonight. They need to hope the light doesn't improve otherwise they could quite easily find themselves 3 or 4 down by the close.