Re: County season 2008

by Basil Tue 08 Apr 2008, 17:48

PearlJ wrote:Go Worcs. The non-Kolpak county.

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by Merlin Tue 08 Apr 2008, 17:52

Basil wrote:
PearlJ wrote:Go Worcs. The non-Kolpak ~~county~~ flood plain.

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by Brass Monkey Tue 08 Apr 2008, 18:59

Merlin wrote:
Basil wrote:
PearlJ wrote:Go Worcs. The biggest rain-induced outdoor swimming pool in Europe

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by Basil Tue 08 Apr 2008, 19:02

Brass Monkey wrote:
Merlin wrote:
Basil wrote:
PearlJ wrote:Go Northants. That well known rest home for clapped out South African players

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Set in Stone

by Merlin Tue 08 Apr 2008, 19:06

Aye brothers ... the County Championship is almost amongst us.
Don't it feel just grand .... all this sheep shaggin' sledging ...
Roll on 23 April!

by Basil Tue 08 Apr 2008, 19:11

It would be good if we had some decent weather to go with it!

by Brass Monkey Tue 08 Apr 2008, 19:11

In a way. I'd be overjoyed were we to have Johan Thunderfart and Andrew Hall in my team. We'd simply be immense in the shorter forms of the game and at the very least competetive in the FC stuff.

Furthermore, Dave Sales is out of nick. Niall O'Brien is in nick. Doesn't bode well.

by JKLever Tue 08 Apr 2008, 19:14

Basil wrote:It would be good if we had some decent weather to go with it!

Would be nice to actually have a summer this year!!

by Basil Tue 08 Apr 2008, 19:15

Brass Monkey wrote:In a way. I'd be overjoyed were we to have Johan Thunderfart and Andrew Hall in my team. We'd simply be immense in the shorter forms of the game and at the very least competetive in the FC stuff.

Furthermore, Dave Sales is out of nick. Niall O'Brien is in nick. Doesn't bode well.

I would have to admit through gritted teeth and with a loaded revolver pointed at my temple that the presence of Kolpak players is going to make Div 2 more competitive.

We can leave the debate about whether or not they're good for the game in the longer term for another time! Wink

by Merlin Tue 08 Apr 2008, 19:16

Anyone going to Lord's on Thursday for the curtain raiser?

by Brass Monkey Tue 08 Apr 2008, 19:20

Basil wrote:

I would have to admit through gritted teeth and with a loaded revolver pointed at my temple that the presence of Kolpak players is going to make Div 2 more competitive.

We can leave the debate about whether or not they're good for the game in the longer term for another time!

People like Andre Botha, no. People like Thunderfart/Hall et al. yes. They are class performers, last year versus Derbs(admittedly) on a dross pitch for bowling he had them in all sorts of trouble. They'd certainly make us more competetive. Still, the flipside is people like Mark Nelson will get more matches because of it. Sink or swim, I suppose, for the likes of them.

by LeFromage Tue 08 Apr 2008, 19:25

Sky's teletext have named Alex Wakely as their "six to watch" this season, so that should give you hope, Danny.

Although the other five were Ian Ward, David Ward, The Artist Formally Known As Prince, Bernard Matthews and Pele, which would suggest the author's cricketing know-how is somewhat up the guff.

by LeFromage Tue 08 Apr 2008, 19:27

Brass Monkey wrote:
Still, the flipside is people like Mark Nelson will get more matches because of it. Sink or swim, I suppose, for the likes of them.

If he scores 111, does David Shepherd shit a brick?

by Brass Monkey Tue 08 Apr 2008, 19:29

Dello wrote:Sky's teletext have named Alex Wakely as their "six to watch" this season, so that should give you hope, Danny.

Although the other five were Ian Ward, David Ward, The Artist Formally Known As Prince, Bernard Matthews and Pele, which would suggest the author's cricketing know-how is somewhat up the guff.

F*ck off... he's been 'touted' by 'the best'. Including me, who is a f*cking legend at picking out Northants' success' at England level. Monty, Swanny, Jason Brown, Mal Loye, David Sales, Graham White... the list is endless.

by Brass Monkey Tue 08 Apr 2008, 19:30

Dello wrote:
If he scores 111, does David Shepherd shit a brick?

No, he just wistfully thinks "Why do people mistake me for that Reverend c*nt?"

by JKLever Wed 09 Apr 2008, 13:53

Season starts tomorrow, squads for the MCC game announced.

Sussex do my farkin head in, county champions and yet bar Luke Wright they have no sodding potential England prospects at all
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/7338581.stm

by brockley Wed 09 Apr 2008, 15:58

South african batsmen jaques detoit has joined leicestershire.

by holcs Wed 09 Apr 2008, 16:28

brockley wrote:South african batsmen jaques detoit has joined leicestershire.

This boy can certainly play!!!

He's been in the UK for a while, and hits a seriously long cricket ball!

by Geoffrey Trueman Wed 09 Apr 2008, 16:43

Dello wrote:
But who in county cricket has two Test-quality opening bowlers? Sussex win the title every year without any seamers worthy of the name. Frankly, without Mushy I doubt they'd even take ten wickets per match, let alone twenty.

Lancashire are the only side with real strength in depth to their bowling.

Everyone else is much of a muchness. Don't see Hampshire's bowling as being any weaker than anyone else's - and their new-ball pairing should be one of the best around.

Ahem...

Gough
Hoggard
Rana
Morkel
Bresnan
Rashid
Kruis
Shazad
Pyrah
Wainwright
Lawson

by JKLever Wed 09 Apr 2008, 18:39

LOL, Bobby Key is already touting his services to the national selectors...
http://www.ecb.co.uk/domestic/key-targets-england-recall,16910,EN.html

by JKLever Wed 09 Apr 2008, 18:42

Meanwhile Simon Jones says thanks to the current England bowlers for keeping his place warm*
http://www.ecb.co.uk/domestic/jones-believes-in-england-comeback,16893,EN.html

*journalistic license

by brockley Wed 09 Apr 2008, 18:54

Hope ryan harris has a good day out for sussex tomorrow Smile

by Ross Thu 10 Apr 2008, 01:38

Is NLWL playing for Somerset this season?

by PearlJ Thu 10 Apr 2008, 01:39

Ross wrote:Is NLWL playing for Somerset this season?

Yup. Even passed up on the IPL to do it.

by holcs Thu 10 Apr 2008, 11:21

JKLever wrote:Meanwhile Simon Jones says thanks to the current England bowlers for keeping his place warm*
http://www.ecb.co.uk/domestic/jones-believes-in-england-comeback,16893,EN.html

*journalistic license

Well if reports are anything to go by from opposition players, he is a LONG WAY OFF being anywhere near the bowler he was.

In fact I can quote " Worcester are shoite, and Simon Jones was poo"!

He's actually given it the billy big bollox very early on into comeback number 52!!

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