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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jun 9, 2018 17:59:32 GMT
The Enigma of Phil Salt and that Australian Match
_____________________________________________________________________ A sell-out crowd of 6,000 saw a topsy-turvy match at Hove where The Australian batting collapsed; they then dropped three dolly catches, but Sussex lost their nerve and ended up losing by 57 runs. The enigma of Phil Salt remains strong in the mind, but I’ll hand you over to Wisden Editor and Daily Mail journalist, Lawrence Booth, who best sums up the game. www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/article-5818901/Stoinis-hits-century-Australia-beat-Sussex-avoid-abuse-warm-match-England.htmlOff-the-field, there were the usual delights of food, beverages, more food, more beverages and the occasional eccentric image of the Sussex Cricket Foundation (SCF). Now, a hand over to the pics. Meanwhile, please let the curtain rise for the T20 tournament. A SCF game - looks fun - throw the ball as hard as you can through the doughnut and gain a speed. This gentleman scored 188. The highest rating of the day. Horseboxes are the new trendy convenience. Easy to convert and tow to an event. Pizzas at Eastbourne - Coffees at Hove. Ask Chris, Bridget and Harvey.
Space & Thyme have taken over the out-door catering at Hove. Six different outlets selling a wide range of foods from burgers and pork baps to noodles, bratwurst, falafel and popcorn and YET... they are the only food outlet in the ground NOT giving a discount to Members.
Finally, how about this for the wondrous eye-catching prize of the evening - the Kingfisher Beer Charabanc in all its Indian splendour. Say cheers to Felix and Hannah.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jun 11, 2018 14:44:01 GMT
The Hove County Ground remains under the International spotlight with the 50 Over ODI match between the England and South Africa Women playing tomorrow (June 12th). This is the second game of their series where England were resoundly beaten on Saturday at Worcestershire's New Road by 7 wickets - their first home match loss since lifting the World Cup at Lord's last summer. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/44425665A brief visit to the Hove ground today saw a very busy Sam the Steward dealing with all the ground logistics which included the various SKY pantechnicons arriving and setting up; caterers S pace & Thyme and their many different outlets; and both England and South African women turning up at separate times in their respected coaches for net practice. In fact, I discovered the 'Muzza Special' (see Australian thread) are used by all the tourist teams when playing in England. The match begins at 1pm tomorrow where adult tickets are priced at £10 and for those under 18 a mere £1. So, excellent value. As our succulent and sunny summer weather continues, it should be a great day and congrats to Sussex for hosting this high profile match. www.ecb.co.uk/matches/7666#overview
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Post by kevininnessupersub on Jun 11, 2018 16:00:41 GMT
What time does the ground open to the public tomorrow please ?
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Post by longstop on Jun 11, 2018 19:37:33 GMT
What time does the ground open to the public tomorrow please ? I can’t find any info on the Sussex CCC website or Twitter page about the time the ground opens. I can only suggest an early morning phone call.
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Post by flashblade on Jun 11, 2018 20:25:03 GMT
What time does the ground open to the public tomorrow please ? I believe the ground opens at 11:30 for a 1:00 start.
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Post by kevininnessupersub on Jun 11, 2018 21:41:58 GMT
Thanks
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jun 14, 2018 11:45:38 GMT
As we edge closer to the half way point of the County season, it is interesting to reflect how Sussex have ventured so far under new Coach Jason Gillespie. What a coup for the Club to sign Jason Gillespie; what an exciting back-drop to the start of 2018. The Pressure is OnUnfortunately, cold facts show that all the initial optimism, hope and buzz from supporters have been in vain... to date. : Under Mark Davis, the 2017 RLC tournament saw Sussex come 5th in the table with 8 points (won 3 - lost 3). : Under Jason Gillespie, the 2018 RLC tournament saw Sussex come 8th with 6 points (won 2 - lost 4). : Under Mark Davis, after 5 Championship matches, I believe, Sussex stood in 2nd or 3rd place (?) - I am not sure of the points. : Under Jason Gillespie, after 5 Championship matches, Sussex stand 5th with 54 points, where Warwickshire are already flying ahead of the pack. In the cold light of day, Davis did better than Gillespie in the early stages. So, what has gone wrong? The injury to van Zyl has been a crippling blow for JG. Also, the loss of Chris Nash to Notts has only added to his top order batting woes, alongside Archer and Jordan bowling overseas at the season's beginning. Captaincy, Batsman and Keeper?The positives include the improvement of Harry Finch, David Wiese, Danny Briggs and Ollie Robinson. The negatives are the continued inability of Luke Wells to adapt to OD cricket; the regular inconsistency of certain players; and worries over the Captaincy of Ben Brown, where the added pressure of keeping and batting - particularly when Burgess is on-hand to take away some of that stress - remain. If Gillespie is to make an impression on his first Club season, then a strong T20 tournament performance where a QF is a minimum, has to be his best opportunity. While, one agrees with JG and Rob Andrew that the future of the Club belongs to the youngsters and Academy players, one must ask the question: Are those coming through good enough... yet? The loss of Matt Machan was a bitter blow and with England fast-tracking Archer to become an England player, in a few years, he may play little cricket for the Club. I would imagine Gillespie, by now, realises the uphill struggle he faces in turning the Club's fortunes around. He begins from a low level and a team who have barely reached base camp at Mount Everest. But cricket is a funny ol' sport and an excellent T20 run should influence a much improved Championship second half. We can only continue to hope... and pray.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jun 14, 2018 16:20:54 GMT
If you are a Liverpool FC fan like me how about this for a red letter day. Bruce Grobbelaar is a special guest speaker at a 'Where Cricket Meets... Football' dinner on July 25th in the Boundary Rooms. Arrival is at 6.30pm for a 7.30pm dinner start where tickets are £55 a head or £500 for a table of 10. The event supports the Sussex Cricket Foundation. For more details please email: corporatesales@sussexcricket.co.uk sussexcricket.co.uk/where-cricket-meets-0
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Post by jonboy on Jun 15, 2018 6:32:27 GMT
As we edge closer to the half way point of the County season, it is interesting to reflect how Sussex have ventured so far under new Coach Jason Gillespie. What a coup for the Club to sign Jason Gillespie; what an exciting back-drop to the start of 2018. The Pressure is OnUnfortunately, cold facts show that all the initial optimism, hope and buzz from supporters have been in vain... to date. : Under Mark Davis, the 2017 RLC tournament saw Sussex come 5th in the table with 8 points (won 3 - lost 3). : Under Jason Gillespie, the 2018 RLC tournament saw Sussex come 8th with 6 points (won 2 - lost 4). : Under Mark Davis, after 5 Championship matches, I believe, Sussex stood in 2nd or 3rd place (?) - I am not sure of the points. : Under Jason Gillespie, after 5 Championship matches, Sussex stand 5th with 54 points, where Warwickshire are already flying ahead of the pack. In the cold light of day, Davis did better than Gillespie in the early stages. So, what has gone wrong? The injury to van Zyl has been a crippling blow for JG. Also, the loss of Chris Nash to Notts has only added to his top order batting woes, alongside Archer and Jordan bowling overseas at the season's beginning. Captaincy, Batsman and Keeper?The positives include the improvement of Harry Finch, David Wiese, Danny Briggs and Ollie Robinson. The negatives are the continued inability of Luke Wells to adapt to OD cricket; the regular inconsistency of certain players; and worries over the Captaincy of Ben Brown, where the added pressure of keeping and batting - particularly when Burgess is on-hand to take away some of that stress - remain. If Gillespie is to make an impression on his first Club season, then a strong T20 tournament performance where a QF is a minimum, has to be his best opportunity. While, one agrees with JG and Rob Andrew that the future of the Club belongs to the youngsters and Academy players, one must ask the question: Are those coming through good enough... yet? The loss of Matt Machan was a bitter blow and with England fast-tracking Archer to become an England player, in a few years, he may play little cricket for the Club. I would imagine Gillespie, by now, realises the uphill struggle he faces in turning the Club's fortunes around. He begins from a low level and a team who have barely reached base camp at Mount Everest. But cricket is a funny ol' sport and an excellent T20 run should influence a much improved Championship second half. We can only continue to hope... and pray. Pretty much sums it up for me, and if this was under Mark Davis, there would be uproar He hasn’t really helped his cause, with some strange decisions The strangest being, not to enlist an overseas batsman for the championship
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Post by philh on Jun 15, 2018 7:39:59 GMT
Our batting line up gives us little chance of escaping from Division 2 this year even though the table is quite tight at the moment. Although van Zyl hasn't had a great season so far, he is someone who can regularly get some runs. Unfortunately, Luke Wells hasn't shown the form that he appeared to have in the pre-season games, which simply increases the pressure on the others. Our bowling attack looks good with Archer and Jordan replacing Sharma. Robinson, Briggs and Wiese have all improved this season too. However, we won't keep rescuing ourselves from 85 for 5 or such scores and too many games will be lost to modest opposition I fear.
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Post by joe on Jun 15, 2018 7:56:27 GMT
Dizzy needs to be given at least a season to assess. He would have come here knowing very little about most of our players, relying on others at the club to make the initial decisions. One would hope by the end of the year he’ll have a better idea of what he wants going forward.
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Post by jonboy on Jun 15, 2018 7:58:58 GMT
Our batting line up gives us little chance of escaping from Division 2 this year even though the table is quite tight at the moment. Although van Zyl hasn't had a great season so far, he is someone who can regularly get some runs. Unfortunately, Luke Wells hasn't shown the form that he appeared to have in the pre-season games, which simply increases the pressure on the others. Our bowling attack looks good with Archer and Jordan replacing Sharma. Robinson, Briggs and Wiese have all improved this season too. However, we won't keep rescuing ourselves from 85 for 5 or such scores and too many games will be lost to modest opposition I fear. but we have the opportunity to do something about it All we need to do, is add a bit of quality to our top order, by bringing in an overseas batsman for the championship It’s probably what we should have done from the off, and used the loan system, if we felt we needed extra bowling cover while Archer and Jordan were away
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Post by jonboy on Jun 15, 2018 8:36:04 GMT
Dizzy needs to be given at least a season to assess. He would have come here knowing very little about most of our players, relying on others at the club to make the initial decisions. One would hope by the end of the year he’ll have a better idea of what he wants going forward. I struggle a bit with this Joe. He had all winter, and a full pre season to start assessing the squad, not to mention all the support staff, who could have filled him in Our issues were plain to see, so why waste a whole season plodding on, making the same mistakes I do think appointing Dizzy was a major coup, and while it would be unfair to judge him at this point, I did expect to see some progress by now
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Post by joe on Jun 15, 2018 9:06:14 GMT
Dizzy needs to be given at least a season to assess. He would have come here knowing very little about most of our players, relying on others at the club to make the initial decisions. One would hope by the end of the year he’ll have a better idea of what he wants going forward. I struggle a bit with this Joe. He had all winter, and a full pre season to start assessing the squad, not to mention all the support staff, who could have filled him in Our issues were plain to see, so why waste a whole season plodding on, making the same mistakes I do think appointing Dizzy was a major coup, and while it would be unfair to judge him at this point, I did expect to see some progress by now He certainly didn’t have all winter as he was coaching the Adalaide Strikers in the Big Bash. He was also missing for most of our pre-season with visa issues. So he had to rely on the other coaching staff and Greenfield to keep him up to speed. He also obviously inherited a deal made with Salt which would give him the opportunity to open in the CC to secure his signature on a contract extension. The fact that Salt wasn’t then selected for the RLOD’s makes it fairly clear to me that Dizzy doesn’t think he’s good enough (yet) for that role. I agree with you 100% that we need an opener/top order bat and don’t think for one minute that if we see it, Dizzy doesn’t see it too. Lets see what happens during the closed season as I think that will tell us a lot more about what ambitions Dizzy has for the club rather than what he’s inherited for this year.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Jun 20, 2018 10:25:42 GMT
Narnia-Land Bathed in Gold _______________________
The greatly anticipated annual Championship match at Arundel has arrived. The first day's play is underway and while the weather is not the sunshine fest of last year, the forecast is for daily improvement. Arundel Castle CC is one of those marmite grounds where the sense of middle-class superiority pervades. For some, this is the ultimate arena for countryside beauty on par with Wormsley CC, where the local Harvey's beer plays as important a role as the match. For the Sussex players this game against Durham is a must win if they are to keep in touch with the leaders. After a disappointing RLC tournament, let us see how they bounce back and perform.
PS: I have just been reminded. Because there is no T20 match at Arundel this year, this Sunday has been replaced with an Ed Joyce Testimonial game between an Ireland XI and a Sussex XI. Could be a great match and worth attending.
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