The Cricket Thread

[Tony Towner]

England’s Rob Key backs Kookaburra ball for full-time use in county cricket

The early season trial of the Kookaburra ball in the County Championship has been hailed as a success by Rob Key

www.theguardian.com

Rob Key on his own planet

He and Strauss have both been very disappointing administrators. Both have their loaded agendas and argue implausibly in favour of them

 

[Sniffer]

Any news why Sam Hain hasn't been playing for Warwickshire. He was on 12th man duties for the last game and isn't included again today.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

"Personal reasons" and they haven't gone any further than that.

 

[Tony Towner]

A lot of rain about, but in the main the Championship scores this round are more in keeping with what you't expect in mid April so far.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Sam Cook at it again

13-7-17-2

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Even with Kookaburra caveats for the first two games, Warks suddenly seem to have learned how to bat. Only been about 15 years since we had a decent top order.

333 vs Worcs
698/3 dec vs Durham
327/3 vs Hants on day one

149 for Davies today, finally showing why we signed him

 

[Carrotdude]

Cameron Steel is a bit of a surprise this season so far - leading wicket taker in Div 1 now with 20 @ 12.15 as it stands.

 

[North Shropshire Lad]

Gloucestershire 2nd Innings. Was it Boycott who said "one brings two" or was he just "add two wickets to the score"?

Fall of Wicket	Batter
12-1 (1.3 overs)	Charlesworth
14-2 (3.4 overs)	O Price
26-3 (10.3 overs)	Bancroft
26-4 (10.5 overs)	Bracey
53-5 (21.5 overs)	van Buuren
79-6 (39.5 overs)	T Price
166-7 (77.4 overs)	Hammond
166-8 (77.6 overs)	Goodman
205-9 (85.1 overs)	Zafar
205-10 (85.2 overs)	Singh Dale

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

England Watch, Week Three

Durham 244 & 397/5 dec vs Worcestershire 184 & 272

A Lees 6 & 4
O Robinson 55 & 67*
M Potts 22*

M Potts 17.3-2-40-3 & 16-2-57-2

Nottinghamshire 193 & 440/2 vs Somerset 454

H Hameed 0 & 20
J Clarke 39 & 213*

C Overton 18-2-57-3 & 24-7-55-1
S Bashir 7-1-35-1 & 25-3-91-0

T Banton 83
J Rew 12
C Overton 95*

Kent 244 & 262 vs Surrey 543/7 dec

Z Crawley 5 & 4
M Parkinson 0 & 39

D Lawrence 112
J Smith 58
B Foakes 24

M Parkinson 36-1-177-5

Warwickshire 455 & 205/4 vs Hampshire 365

R Yates 69 & 84*

L Dawson 40.1-2-146-5 & 18-1-72-2

L Dawson 23

R Yates 19-6-37-4

Lancashire 146 & 107 vs Essex 377

K Jennings 5 & 3
J Bohannon 0 & 5

S Cook 14-7-18-3 & 13.3-2-28-2

S Cook 49

Gloucestershire 417 & 205 vs Sussex 479 & 144/6

J Bracey 69 & 0

O Robinson 21-2-83-0 & 18-7-48-2
J Carson 16.5-1-78-3 & 25-5-45-3
T Haines DNB & 2-0-3-0

T Haines 4 & 13
J Carson 0
O Robinson 10*

Yorkshire 159 & 244 vs Middlesex 246 & 158/4

J Root 5 & 32
H Brook 3 & 0

J De Caires 50

J Root DNB & 1-0-5-0
H Brook DNB & 2.4-0-17-0

 

[Tony Towner]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1782789174183014475

 

[Sniffer]

Rocky hit a ton.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

England T20 selectors face headache after Jamie Overton’s back injury

England have seen their forthcoming selection for the T20 World Cup complicated by a back injury to Jamie Overton

www.theguardian.com

Oh no, well, never mind

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

England Watch, Week 4

Durham 358 & 131/2 vs Essex 488

A Lees 4 & 48*
O Robinson 90
B Carse 18
M Potts 4

S Cook 20-4-60-3 & 4-1-8-0

S Cook 25
J Cox 36

M Potts 28-5-86-1
B Carse 22-1-92-0

Hampshire 151 & 197 vs Surrey 359

L Dawson 3 & 18

G Atkinson 10-0-40-3 & 13-4-31-2

O Pope 13
J Smith 13
D Lawrence 2
G Atkinson 0

L Dawson 4.4-0-23-1

Nottinghamshire 400 & 75/1 vs Warwickshire 361

H Hameed 2 & 41*
B Duckett 218 & 7
J Clarke 0
O Stone 8

R Yates 8-0-35-0 & DNB

R Yates 16

O Stone 23-3-74-1

Somerset 309/9 dec & 190/4 vs Worcestershire 451/9 dec

T Banton 92 & 1*
J Rew 3
S Bashir 0*

S Bashir 28-5-97-2

Middlesex 203 & 449/7 dec vs Gloucestershire 322 & 127/3

J De Caires 37 & 17

J Bracey 16 & 14*

J De Caires 10-3-19-1 & 5-1-11-0

Northamptonshire 453/7 dec vs Leicestershire 452/8 dec

R Ahmed 20-4-64-2

R Ahmed 85

Yorkshire 450/5 dec & 59/1 dec vs Derbyshire 447

J Root 119
H Brook 126

M Fisher 27-7-96-4
J Root 17-1-78-3

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Cricinfo reckon we're recalling Jordan for the T20 World Cup which is fucking ridiculous.

Buttler
Salt
Jacks
Bairstow
Duckett
Brook
Livingstone
Moeen
Curran
Jordan
Hartley
Rashid
Archer
Wood
Topley

 

[Tony Towner]

None of the last 3 can stay fit, at least one too many

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Woakes playing 0 games at the IPL has hurt him. But even so, he's got to be better than a completely washed-up Jordan.

Curran trading off the last T20 World Cup in different conditions (and nearly 18 months ago), he's been total shite ever since.

 

[Tredman]

I really like(d) Jordan but that’s totally insane. Does show there’s very little proven / competent alternatives though.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I mean they took Carse to the World Cup, surely he's better?

Jordan isn't even playing for anyone at the moment. Plus they're picking him instead of Jamie Overton who would also have been a terrible selection.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

His form in shit tinpot leagues isn't even anything special.

 

[Carrotdude]

Robinson at Durham must be in with a shout of taking the gloves from Foakes or Bairstow if England look elsewhere - great season last year and has a fifty in every innings this season, goes at a good rate too.