jimbon
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Post by jimbon on Sept 27, 2021 9:10:17 GMT
I know it's not easy to compare but after ending rock bottom our combined record for the two tables in the CC must give, at least a feel, of where we line up in the 'worst season ever' CC historic records. Anyone able to give an indication or guess.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2021 9:46:29 GMT
97 for me
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Post by enoughisenough on Sept 27, 2021 12:51:29 GMT
Yes, based on the number of senior players leaving or being asked to leave in the last 12 months, it matches 1997 in terms of impact on the club. They are certainly two of our "worst seasons ever".
But fortunately in "Revolution '97" (Sussex Cricket Museum booklet) we have a handy how-to manual on what to do next.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Sept 27, 2021 17:16:58 GMT
So, who will take the place of Jim May and Robin Marlar, followed by Tony Pigott and Richard Barrow?
Chris Adams for Tony Pigott, perhaps? No idea about the others.
Suggestions on a Forum postcard.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2021 10:40:44 GMT
2000 was probably worse than this season, with the squad of palyers available then finishing bottom was inexcusable. We are in a different era now and with the covid impact and nothing to paly for in most of the last 5 games.
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Post by ashingtonmartlet on Oct 4, 2021 8:44:37 GMT
This season has been the worst because we’ve been pretty poor all season. Yes we won a game early on and there have been some excellent individual performances, plus we’ve had some decent sessions even in the second phase of the season, but that’s just made the subsequent collapses and losses even worse. Chuck in the standard and inexperience of the squad game after game, and it’s all bern very depressing, against a backdrop of mismanagement as our squad has crumbled.
2000 wasn’t that bad, we were actually top of division 2 at the start of August but just fell away badly, not helped by Michael Bevan going off for some form of international duty.
1997 was always going to be bad after losing all those players over the winter before, but as we’d removed those responsible before the season started, the performances and results were palatable because of the changes made. There was no frustration or anger around, which there would’ve been had the same people still been in charge. We at least competed early on that season, won a couple of B&H games and also reached the NatWest semi-finals.
I agree it’s a different era now. In the 2000s we were excellent, now we’re not. But I don’t think that’s what the poster was inferring.
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Post by ashingtonmartlet on Oct 4, 2021 8:46:38 GMT
So, who will take the place of Jim May and Robin Marlar, followed by Tony Pigott and Richard Barrow? Chris Adams for Tony Pigott, perhaps? No idea about the others. Suggestions on a Forum postcard. The others have to come from within the membership and stand for election to the committee. That is the only way in. |
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Post by flashblade on Oct 4, 2021 9:31:09 GMT
So, who will take the place of Jim May and Robin Marlar, followed by Tony Pigott and Richard Barrow? Chris Adams for Tony Pigott, perhaps? No idea about the others. Suggestions on a Forum postcard. The others have to come from within the membership and stand for election to the committee. That is the only way in. The domestic cricket landscape has changed enormously since 1997. Is there sufficient enthusiasm/commitment amongst members to start another revolution in 2021 or 2022? Do members still feel part of the club, or do they just support/watch it? |
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Post by ashingtonmartlet on Oct 4, 2021 10:31:55 GMT
It’s a very good question. Bear in mind there was no social media or widespread internet even back in 1997. The people who came to our rescue did so with actions and a few words. These days I fear that there’s more an attitude of supporters/members saying plenty on social media, then waiting/hoping for something to happen.
Interesting you say the landscape has changed, but I still believe that there is no other way for anyone to get involved other than through the ballot box, as that would be out of the board’s control and something that members can influence.
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Post by enoughisenough on Oct 5, 2021 6:28:37 GMT
The Sussex policy of fielding ever younger teams has been the butt of both humour and critical comment in a number of UK media outlets. Today it's the turn of The Times in their review of the season
"At the other end of the scale, a clerical error led to Sussex using the members of a local crèche in their championship team: against Worcestershire, they were captained by a 22-year-old who was the oldest member of the top three, with a 17 and 19-year-old coming in next; two more 17-year-olds came in at Nos 7 and 8 with a 20-year-old and two 19-year-olds in the tail"
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2021 11:09:57 GMT
The Sussex policy of fielding ever younger teams has been the butt of both humour and critical comment in a number of UK media outlets. Today it's the turn of The Times in their review of the season "At the other end of the scale, a clerical error led to Sussex using the members of a local crèche in their championship team: against Worcestershire, they were captained by a 22-year-old who was the oldest member of the top three, with a 17 and 19-year-old coming in next; two more 17-year-olds came in at Nos 7 and 8 with a 20-year-old and two 19-year-olds in the tail" To finish the article to show it wasnt all negative from the times "James Coles had played as a 16-year-old last year, while Archie Lenham wowed the Blast at the same age. This summer, the red-ball honour falls to Danial Ibrahim. At 16 years and 299 days, he became the youngest player to have scored a fifty in the championship." |
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