English county season 2008 (IV)

JKLever wrote:Can't look beyond Worcs for one of the top 2 spots imo.

Bowling is a class above a lot of the sides in Div 2

Matt Mason is not far a way from a comeback as well - just as well if Jonah gets recalled by England. The batting is a worry though. Moore has gone off the boil, and Davies has hardly scored a run - not keeping brilliantly either if the byes he conceded against Leicesterfontein are anything to go by.

A word, or three for James Foster though - a class act with the gloves - as good as Read I think. Now if only he could put together some decnt runs in the four day game.

Basil wrote:

JKLever wrote:Can't look beyond Worcs for one of the top 2 spots imo.

Bowling is a class above a lot of the sides in Div 2

Matt Mason is not far a way from a comeback as well - just as well if Jonah gets recalled by England. The batting is a worry though. Moore has gone off the boil, and Davies has hardly scored a run - not keeping brilliantly either if the byes he conceded against Leicesterfontein are anything to go by.

A word, or three for James Foster though - a class act with the gloves - as good as Read I think. Now if only he could put together some decnt runs in the four day game.

Heresy!

Gary 111 wrote:

Basil wrote:

JKLever wrote:Can't look beyond Worcs for one of the top 2 spots imo.

Bowling is a class above a lot of the sides in Div 2

Matt Mason is not far a way from a comeback as well - just as well if Jonah gets recalled by England. The batting is a worry though. Moore has gone off the boil, and Davies has hardly scored a run - not keeping brilliantly either if the byes he conceded against Leicesterfontein are anything to go by.

A word, or three for James Foster though - a class act with the gloves - as good as Read I think. Now if only he could put together some decnt runs in the four day game.

Heresy!

We'll have to agree to disagree then - it's all academic anyway, as soon as Ambrose is consigned to the England wicketkeeper's limbo, there'll be a recall for Matt Prior - just you watch.

Basil wrote:

JKLever wrote:Can't look beyond Worcs for one of the top 2 spots imo.

Bowling is a class above a lot of the sides in Div 2

Matt Mason is not far a way from a comeback as well - just as well if Jonah gets recalled by England. The batting is a worry though. Moore has gone off the boil, and Davies has hardly scored a run - not keeping brilliantly either if the byes he conceded against Leicesterfontein are anything to go by.

A word, or three for James Foster though - a class act with the gloves - as good as Read I think. Now if only he could put together some decnt runs in the four day game.

The bowling can get you out of this division though. That's the problem between Essex's 1 day and 4 day stuff. We're like frigging NZ with all our dibbly dobbly bowlers!

This Malan bloke is a bit of a prospect, no?

Henry wrote:This Malan bloke is a bit of a prospect, no?

He's scoring runs in the longer form of the game too, so he's no smash and grab merchant.

Henry wrote:This Malan bloke is a bit of a prospect, no?

For sure .... I've seen him in both forms of the game this season and he's impressed.

Hits the ball cleanly and powerfully and has all the necessary shots.
Slightly susceptable to the short lifting ball on/just outside leg (slow in moving across)
otherwise - yes - at 20 yo, he is a serious future prospect.
There's natural talent there - plain to see - and as long as Toby Radford (Mddsx coach)
leaves the 'tweaking' alone, all will be well with Malan.

The other two lads in the current Middlesex team worth a mention, other than Ben Scott who had a mare last evening
at the Oval, are Eoin Morgan (bat) and Steven Finn (ball).
Things are looking good for the Sexies right now - let's hope it lasts.

I saw a fair bit of Morgan in the 2007 world cup when he played for Ireland. Didn't look all that impressive to me. Still, a lot can change in the space of a year when you're 21/22.

England should pick morgan NOW,screw ireland they can go and f#c# themselves.

So what's the weather like in Birmingham? Any chance that the quater final will be played?

According to Joe Bastardi, not likely...
http://www.accuweather.com/ukie/index-forecast.asp?postalcode=B1%201AA

Henry Nolonga wrote:So what's the weather like in Birmingham? Any chance that the quater final will be played?

It's been wazzing down all day in Worcester - so not much different in Brum in all probability.

Just as long as Jimmy gets his heavy cloud cover ...

Derbyshire-bound Stephen Moore 38* against Northpants.

Worcestershire 92-3. Thunderfart doing all kinds of damage again.

Northpants get Worcestershire all out for 146.

Kent seems like they're going to lose.

Henry Nolonga wrote:Kent seems like they're going to lose.

Yeah? You're all over the bears like a rash...

No wickets but another 7 overs under Simon Jones's belt. Has now bowled 104 overs this season without any worries. Is that enough to get him into the side for the second Test?


Sales c Davies b Mason 11.


Ian Bell 75*.


Ian Bell > David Sales.

Good(ish) comeback by Worcs after getting rolled over. 3 cheers for Matt Mason - his first county game since 2006 and he takes 2 for 9 off 6.

Yorkies chucked out.

They can count themselves unlucky IMO.

PearlJ wrote:Yorkies chucked out.

They can count themselves unlucky IMO.

I guess it was the logistics of replaying the Yorks V Notts game and then the Q/Final that led to that decision.

****** ECB. ****** hate them. They've ****** Nottinghamshire right up the arse with this one. We'd just got back into real cricket, now this b0llocks. Thanks for nothing, shitting EC-******-B.

Augustus wrote:****** ECB. ****** hate them. They've ****** Nottinghamshire right up the arse with this one. We'd just got back into real cricket, now this b0llocks. Thanks for nothing, shitting EC-******-B.

Mate, just e-mail Mark Newton at New Road - we'll gladly have your place!

PearlJ wrote:Yorkies chucked out.

They can count themselves unlucky IMO.

The hearing was chaired by Judge Gun Slinger, with James Stitchemup QC and Simon Shaftingchief also sitting, we never stood a chance.

http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/current/story/360496.html

http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/360654.html

Wonder if this is karma for Yorks being such a bunch of Whiney mofos over the Worcester pitch last year....