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The Cricket Thread

Grays_1890 said:
Im on a facebook group called County Cricket Matters, decent group with well informed people from around the county game. But my GHod do the older generation seem content with the game dying with them. I get that some changes are frustrating, like the hundred etc, but the seem adamant that the red ball county game is the be all and end all (I love it BTW) and that its not dying and there is no need to evolve. Its sad to see in some respects as I kinda get it, but equally these people don't realise the game would die with them if all cricket was run in a traditional way
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I appreciate the game needs to appeal to a larger audience and feel it is being strangled by the administrators, 4 days is too long, it encourages slowing the game down. The schedule is ridiculous hardly any games in the summer months. I haven't got a plan but feel the game has never really got to terms with being fulltime professional and is stuck in the 50's when my dad first took me.
 
Were two interesting point came up in the latest one day game, the query of the no ball when Butler was out and the wide that was given by umpire but England reviewed for a catch, I didn't know the outcome as I was refilling my car during incident. I use to hate having to umpire in games when I was asked to do it as law on back foot changed and nobody was certain, easy with spinners as they use to pivot on their front foot.
 
K.D.D.D.D.Soc said:
I appreciate the game needs to appeal to a larger audience and feel it is being strangled by the administrators, 4 days is too long, it encourages slowing the game down. The schedule is ridiculous hardly any games in the summer months. I haven't got a plan but feel the game has never really got to terms with being fulltime professional and is stuck in the 50's when my dad first took me.
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Yes. It’s such an ancient game - we don’t all work to the same beat as we once did. From a spectator pov (appreciate some benefits for players too) I would think on the following changes:

Firstly I don’t like the ODC and would make this a midweek knockout giving back another fortnight for the CC.

The hundred could (should?) be merged with the Blast - extended and completed in late spring/early summer with all the razzmatazz and so on to pick up the baton from the end of the football season.

4 day County cricket should then dominate from July through into October (yes October - which is better than April) and I would suggest these games start consistently on Saturdays. Some of these could be day/night games.

the county championship is part of the fabric of England and Welsh sporting culture.
 
johnola said:
Yes. It’s such an ancient game - we don’t all work to the same beat as we once did. From a spectator pov (appreciate some benefits for players too) I would think on the following changes:

Firstly I don’t like the ODC and would make this a midweek knockout giving back another fortnight for the CC.

The hundred could (should?) be merged with the Blast - extended and completed in late spring/early summer with all the razzmatazz and so on to pick up the baton from the end of the football season.

4 day County cricket should then dominate from July through into October (yes October - which is better than April) and I would suggest these games start consistently on Saturdays. Some of these could be day/night games.

the county championship is part of the fabric of England and Welsh sporting culture.
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Think of all those poor old trundlers who pick up their 30 odd wickets in April, like to see the breakdown of John Lewis wickets by months.
 
I was more looking at the Essex/Surrey games

Critchley/Rossington had a brilliant afternoon for Essex and Surrey doing damage with the ball
 
Weather permitting Essex could get a win with a Surrey Draw now looking likely. Last week nerves...I need TP for my bunghole
 
Went to the first day at the oval. We (Surrey) looked like a rabble at times in the field but Northants batted with a lot of discipline.

Surrey will be looking to salvage a draw from here but a defeat could mean Northants will be looking to win the Essex game to stay up.

One Surrey batting point is still a way off but if that is what we get and then lose and Essex win, it’s all square going into the last game.

Can’t say that doesn’t appeal to me!
 
Still not finished the first innings after first three days in either match.

I think there is a middling chance Surrey might win the title tomorrow. Despite being second best in this game and Essex having the upper hand at Chelmsford.

Northants have to throw the dice and will forfeit a lot of their second innings once again. I don’t see that Burns can say no.
 
johnola said:
Still not finished the first innings after first three days in either match.

I think there is a middling chance Surrey might win the title tomorrow. Despite being second best in this game and Essex having the upper hand at Chelmsford.

Northants have to throw the dice and will forfeit a lot of their second innings once again. I don’t see that Burns can say no.
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Yeh looks that way, been a decent push from Essex
 
Surrey following on 172 behind! Surely no chance they get a win from that position on the last day?!

Think Essex will run out of time here, in a bit of a catch 22, as being too aggressive with the declaration today and losing would be a disaster with Surrey now staring at a defeat.
 
Gazza Dazzla said:
Surrey following on 172 behind! Surely no chance they get a win from that position on the last day?!

Think Essex will run out of time here, in a bit of a catch 22, as being too aggressive with the declaration today and losing would be a disaster with Surrey now staring at a defeat.
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Essex point will be 2pm, they have no choice but to give themselves 4 hours to bowl the others out or the title chase is over.
 
20 to 30 minutes of slogging after lunch now, get towards 280/300 lead and let them chase/defend for the remaining 45/50 overs? Should ensure at worst a draw.

declaring around about now with 225 lead and 60 odd overs remaining would be suicide imo.

looks like Surrey settling in for the draw.
 
Gazza Dazzla said:
20 to 30 minutes of slogging after lunch now, get towards 280/300 lead and let them chase/defend for the remaining 45/50 overs? Should ensure at worst a draw.

declaring around about now with 225 lead and 60 odd overs remaining would be suicide imo.

looks like Surrey settling in for the draw.
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Surreys strike rate is mad, I know they must be wary and want to set in but 9 of 53 haha. I think they will see it out but there is also a risk of being too conservative, fine line between protecting your wicket and runs on the board, you lose two wickets and you are way behind the par.
 
Grays_1890 said:
Surreys strike rate is mad, I know they must be wary and want to set in but 9 of 53 haha. I think they will see it out but there is also a risk of being too conservative, fine line between protecting your wicket and runs on the board, you lose two wickets and you are way behind the par.
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The trap Labuschagne and Khawaja fell in to in the Ashes and cost them one of the tests.
 
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