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Post by joe on Jun 17, 2023 11:14:20 GMT
Most counties play on Sunday this week but Sussex not in action till Tuesday. There’s a lot of rain forecast for Sunday so we may have dodged a washout.
Kent have played 8 and won 3 so are 6th on 6 points. They play Gloucester tonight.
Can’t see there being many changes to the team for this one.
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Post by coverpoint on Jun 18, 2023 8:12:21 GMT
I would make three changes with Crocombe, Foreman and Tear replacing Clark, Ibrahim and Karvelas. The latter three need to be rested for the county championship.
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Post by joe on Jun 19, 2023 14:35:41 GMT
Squad
McAndrew and Khan miss out through injury. So no O/S for this one and no front line spin option.
Bopara
Alsop
Burgess
Carter
Clark
Coles
Crocombe
Currie
Garton
FHP
Ibrahim
Karvelas
Mills
Ward
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Post by squarepoint on Jun 19, 2023 14:55:12 GMT
Difficult to predict who’ll play in this one but here goes anyway:
Clark
Ward
Alsop
Bopara
Carter
Burgess
Coles
Garton
Karvelas
Mills
Currie
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Post by coverpoint on Jun 19, 2023 18:09:25 GMT
Clark
Alsop
Carter
Bopara
Burgess
Coles
Garton
Hudson-Prentice
Karvelas
Mills
Currie
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Post by sponge on Jun 19, 2023 19:43:55 GMT
Very strange that neither Lenham or Foreman in the squad.
Maybe Farbrace thinks the 2s red ball game is more important for them.
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Post by joe on Jun 20, 2023 15:53:27 GMT
Very strange that neither Lenham or Foreman in the squad. Maybe Farbrace thinks the 2s red ball game is more important for them. No Carson or Lenham in the 2’s game. Strange that Lenham hasn’t got another go, he bowled well in the only game he’s played. |
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Post by joe on Jun 20, 2023 17:39:32 GMT
We’ve won the toss and bat first.
Clark
Ward
Carter
Bopara
Alsop
Burgess
Coles
Garton
Karvelas
Mills
Currie
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jun 20, 2023 19:22:18 GMT
Sussex 169-7 after 20 overs. Below par score, methinks.
Good death bowling from Kent.
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Post by devonexile on Jun 20, 2023 19:27:52 GMT
Runs on the board, but looks a bit light for that wicket. We will need to bowl and field well if we are to win.
The second match in a row where we lacked the necessary impetus in the final overs to post a really challenging total for the opposition.
133-3 after 15 overs, only 36 runs off the last 5 overs. I don't feel it's unreasonable to have expected a total nearer 190 from where we were with 5 overs remaining.
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Post by squarepoint on Jun 20, 2023 19:31:33 GMT
Typical tantalising innings from Harrison Ward who always goes off like a rocket but never stays long enough to build a match winning score. Better than our other current options to open though.
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Post by joe on Jun 20, 2023 19:38:00 GMT
19 from Curries first over
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Post by joe on Jun 20, 2023 19:43:28 GMT
Great first over from Ari
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Post by devonexile on Jun 20, 2023 21:11:06 GMT
The difference...
Sussex 133-3 after 15 overs, finishing 169-7.
Kent 123-4 after 15 overs, winning with eight balls to spare.
We have to finish our innings stronger, particularly when we have given ourselves a good foundation. Yes, the bowling could have been better, yes there were a few slips in the field, but the difference was the batters left our death bowlers too much to do. We got away with it against Middlesex, we didn't tonight.
The positive is at least as the Tournament has progressed we have become more competive. Perhaps even more importantly you can see within the group, which players have the necessary skill set and potential in time to be part of a squad that can challenge for a quarter final place. This being our minimum expectation not that long ago.
We need to be patient as we are probably still at least a couple of seasons away. In order to get there we need to find a couple of batters and a couple of bowlers, one of which has to be a top class spinner. We need a new captain and if this season and last has taught us anything, we really, really need to get better with our overseas recruitment in this area.
McAndrew has been a great red ball acquisition, but just OK in the white ball version. We have had one innings of note and a 3-28 against Essex from Shadab. Nowhere near what is required from your specialist overseas.
Final moan, another example tonight of a player who always seems to get runs against us. Why can't we get the Libby's, Carlson's and Cox's out?
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Post by sponge on Jun 20, 2023 22:41:31 GMT
Well, I'm not sure what to make of Mill's post match interview.
Does he want to move to a Club which has an established T20 team?
We do have some good talent, which given the right support will come good. But T20 can be brutal and there are fine lines of individual success and failure.
As much as Bopara is still a good player, he is a very poor captain. I thought he could have accelerated his innings better today.
Our overseas selection, particularly Khan has been poor. I do think McAndrew adds something and he will run through brick walls for the Club.
At the moment we are just not good enough.
But I do think that Farbrace should have a pretty good idea what he needs to strengthen and how to do it; including the coaches.
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