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Post by philh on Apr 3, 2018 14:09:56 GMT
Unfortunately, I planned to watch the Loughborough game on Monday, but it's good to hear that Ollie Robinson has picked up wickets - an impressive 7 for 23. Apparently, we have enforced the follow on, although I would have liked to see some of our batsmen to get some time in the middle.
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Post by joe on Apr 3, 2018 16:03:45 GMT
Not sure it tells us much playing these student games, I certainly don’t think they should be1st class.
Robinson is obviously in good rhythm which is good to know but where’s Sharma, van Zyl and Wiese? These are the games they should be playing to get acclimatised. They’ll turn up just before the first game and will need at least 2 games to settle in.
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Post by philh on Apr 3, 2018 16:59:41 GMT
Not sure it tells us much playing these student games, I certainly don’t think they should be1st class. Robinson is obviously in good rhythm which is good to know but where’s Sharma, van Zyl and Wiese? These are the games they should be playing to get acclimatised. They’ll turn up just before the first game and will need at least 2 games to settle in. According to the official website, Sharma arrives tomorrow, which means he will presumably be ready to play in the friendly v Surrey next Monday. Van Zyl finished his season with Cape Cobras a week ago, so he is presumably due to arrive soon. As for Wiese, I am not sure. According to Cricinfo, he has not played since playing T20 in Dubai a month ago. It would be good to know if George Garton is going to be fit for the start of the season as he has not appeared so far. I am sure that I read somewhere that he was expected to be fit for the first game, but maybe not. |
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Post by sussexforever on Apr 3, 2018 17:21:24 GMT
I follow Wiese on Facebook so just checked and in the last 15 mins he has posted he is on his way to join the squad. He was in the PSL and got to the final which was on the 26th. Looks like he has been given some time back home which is fair enough!
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Post by herring on Apr 3, 2018 17:45:18 GMT
Appreciate good in the middle practice but please have these removed from first class status so averages can have some meaning. Assume Robinson after a couple of games could be top of bowling.
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Post by theleopard on Apr 3, 2018 20:41:38 GMT
Appreciate good in the middle practice but please have these removed from first class status so averages can have some meaning. Assume Robinson after a couple of games could be top of bowling. Which would give the matches less ‘status’. How do you judge the worth of a match? What about Dizzy’s 200 v Bangladesh? |
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Post by theleopard on Apr 3, 2018 20:43:49 GMT
Unfortunately, I planned to watch the Loughborough game on Monday, but it's good to hear that Ollie Robinson has picked up wickets - an impressive 7 for 23. Apparently, we have enforced the follow on, although I would have liked to see some of our batsmen to get some time in the middle. They were right to enforce the follow on. Teams should not desecrate the game of cricket. |
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Post by philh on Apr 4, 2018 8:54:51 GMT
Unfortunately, I planned to watch the Loughborough game on Monday, but it's good to hear that Ollie Robinson has picked up wickets - an impressive 7 for 23. Apparently, we have enforced the follow on, although I would have liked to see some of our batsmen to get some time in the middle. They were right to enforce the follow on. Teams should not desecrate the game of cricket. Yes, I tend to agree. I just feel that some of our batsmen have spent a reasonable amount of time at the crease during the South Africa tour and in the pre-season games in England, whereas others could do with a decent innings under their belt. |
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Post by theleopard on Apr 5, 2018 15:43:30 GMT
Not sure it tells us much playing these student games, I certainly don’t think they should be1st class. The last time Loughborough lost to a county side was against Hampshire back in April 2013. |
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Post by joe on Apr 5, 2018 18:15:04 GMT
Not sure it tells us much playing these student games, I certainly don’t think they should be1st class. The last time Loughborough lost to a county side was against Hampshire back in April 2013. That doesn’t surprise me, I expect they were all drawn games as they’re played in April. |
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