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