The Cricket Thread

[Saints_Alive]

Meh, anyone can hit bowling all over the park at Radlett. His innings against Sussex was much more impressive IMO.

I was including that innings of course!

 

[st_brendy]

Halfway there in the PP. Just shows how bad Middlesex were with the bat.

I don't think we needed this PP to know that 142 at Radlett is horrific.

Like I say, all about our NRR now. Almost treat this like Glamorgan last season.

 

[tomw24]

I don't think we needed this PP to know that 142 at Radlett is horrific.

Like I say, all about our NRR now. Almost treat this like Glamorgan last season.

Yep. We should be aiming to do this in 12-13 overs.

 

[Saints_Alive]

This is brutal batting on any ground.

 

[st_brendy]

This is brutal batting on any ground.

I'm sure Glamorgan will have been in Vince's mind. We don't really want to risk leaving ourselves needing to repeat that this season. He may well have asked McDermott to carry on hitting everything.

 

[tomw24]

We'd be looking at 270+ if we were batting first!

 

[Saints_Alive]

Every over = a goal so we could be on for a 9-0 Gary.

 

[st_brendy]

There's also the added benefit of hurting Middlesex's NRR. Glamorgan weren't a top four rival last season, but Middlesex are.

 

[Saints_Alive]

The game's a lot easier when your openers get 100+ partnerships at 10+ an over.

 

[Saints_Alive]

Well this has wiped out the Oval debacle.

 

[tomw24]

Yep. We should be aiming to do this in 12-13 overs.

There we go, done it in 12.

 

[Saints_Alive]

Every over = a goal so we could be on for a 9-0 Gary.

Ah well, we'll settle for just 8-0!...

 

[st_brendy]

NRR before: -0.089 vs -1.603

NRR now: -0.736 vs -0.723

 

[Saints_Alive]

Kudos to the bowlers, particularly Daws and Fuller they put the pressure on their batters although Middlesex played very much like the first 4 game Hants at times.

 

[st_brendy]

I guess wins for Glamorgan and Kent would be best for us tonight.

 

[garysfc]

Every over = a goal so we could be on for a 9-0 Gary.

Maybe like 3-2 away to Spuds!? Ps. Only kidding; I don’t need someone pulling me up on that example!
Big game for us Thursday now. Hope the weather holds & so do our openers.

 

[Ian Thumwood]

I do not have Sky to be able to confirm this but I was talking to a colleague about T20 attendences and he commented that the attendences had been down quite substantially in this competition so far. The crowds at the Ageas have been low albeit someone suggested that the Jubilee celebrations contributed to the vast number of empty seats on Saturday. It will be interesting to see whether these improve tomorrow. I wonder whether the damage has been done by The Hundred - a competition I have little interest in as I have no affinity for any of the new teams. Who are they supposed to represent ?

 

[tomw24]

Not bad from Jordan there - double wicket maiden in the 18th over.

 

[st_brendy]

Very much looking forward to seeing a full month of Tim David playing for the Brave. Brutal hitting.

 

[tomw24]

Surrey shouldn't have many problems chasing down 146.