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Post by hhsussex on May 15, 2017 16:26:46 GMT
As I was gathering my thoughts before starting this thread they were tending to be on the lines of how inconsistent the Sussex performances have been this year. Every batsman has made at least one good score, sometimes two or three, but every batsman has also failed completely on at least one occasion when their form contribution would have helped ensure a win. The same is true of the bowlers, though Archer and Briggs seem to have grown in consistency as well as effectiveness as the competition has...well you can't say it has progressed so much as stumbled to this place of uncertainty and doubt. About the only thing that most commentators, here and in the professional media, agree on is that the fielding has been poor to awful, although often our opponents have been slipshod too. Whatever happend to that old truism that the big thing that one-day cricket had done for the game was to set new heights in fielding virtuosity? I haven't a clue what changes could be made that would ensure success; who would you drop from Weiss or Taylor? The hat-trick man or the guy who took 4 in an innings? Is Van Zyl for the chop or another 90 or more? Harry Finch has stumbled in the last two games but his solid play backed up Nash and Evans onkly a couple of weeks ago. We seem to have as many conundrums as Hampshire, looking at the comments made by their former official historian and lifelong supporter Dave Allen, in his pompeypop blog here hampshirecrickethistory.wordpress.com/2017/05/15/who-plays-anyone/As pompeypop says rain will not help us. We have to play and we have to win to be sure of getting through to the quarter finals. |
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Post by philh on May 15, 2017 16:42:34 GMT
As pompeypop says rain will not help us. We have to play and we have to win to be sure of getting through to the quarter finals. If our game is washed out and Glamorgan and Surrey both lose, we could still qualify. |
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Post by hhsussex on May 15, 2017 16:44:56 GMT
As pompeypop says rain will not help us. We have to play and we have to win to be sure of getting through to the quarter finals. If our game is washed out and Glamorgan and Surrey both lose, we could still qualify. To be sure, to be sure...at the risk of stereotyping. |
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Post by philh on May 15, 2017 17:13:52 GMT
If our game is washed out and Glamorgan and Surrey both lose, we could still qualify. To be sure, to be sure...at the risk of stereotyping. I'm wrong. Glamorgan have played all their games, so we would be sweating on Surrey's result. If we win, we are still NOT sure to qualify. Only three qualify, so if we win and Surrey win, we are out. |
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Post by otto on May 15, 2017 20:22:17 GMT
Oh no, that's not good news. Did I read someone say that the game is on Sky? If so, I can load my ransomware screensaver, shrug shoulders at boss and leave work to watch.
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Post by joe on May 16, 2017 8:28:17 GMT
The forecast for both our game and Surreys game is for heavy rain all day, I can't see either game being played in which case Surrey will go through.
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Post by philh on May 16, 2017 12:21:50 GMT
The forecast for both our game and Surreys game is for heavy rain all day, I can't see either game being played in which case Surrey will go through. That doesn't sound good - not that I trust the BBC who seem to correct the weather forecast as it happens. So, we're banking on us winning a 5-over game (is that the minimum?) and Surrey not playing or losing or not playing but Surrey losing in a 5-over game. Doesn't look good. |
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Post by nemmo on May 16, 2017 13:37:56 GMT
The forecast for both our game and Surreys game is for heavy rain all day, I can't see either game being played in which case Surrey will go through. That doesn't sound good - not that I trust the BBC who seem to correct the weather forecast as it happens. So, we're banking on us winning a 5-over game (is that the minimum?) and Surrey not playing or losing or not playing but Surrey losing in a 5-over game. Doesn't look good. 10 Overs is the minimum in the 50 over stuff. |
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Post by hhsussex on May 16, 2017 20:23:35 GMT
The squad is
Jofra Archer
Will Beer
Danny Briggs
Michael Burgess (wkt)
Laurie Evans
Harry Finch
George Garton
Chris Nash
Delray Rawlins
Phil Salt
Jerome Taylor
Stiaan van Zyl
David Wiese
Luke Wright (c)
Presumably the hope is that there will be enough play for at least a 10 or 15 over dash and that fast-scoring batsmen would be a better option in those circumstances, so there could be a team of Wright, Nash, Salt, Rawlins, Evans, Burgess, Wiese, Archer, Briggs, Taylor, Garton. The forecast suggests they won't get the chance.
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Post by hhsussex on May 17, 2017 5:33:53 GMT
Disappointing to see that Surrey Supporters are gloating already:
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Post by joe on May 17, 2017 6:31:30 GMT
Disappointing to see that Surrey Supporters are gloating already:
At least we have the satisfaction of knowing that we thrashed them. |
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Post by hhsussex on May 17, 2017 7:23:22 GMT
Disappointing to see that Surrey Supporters are gloating already:
At least we have the satisfaction of knowing that we thrashed them. Yes, I thought of Tweeting back something pointed to that effect and then thought, "No, I can't be bothered with flame wars. Let them show themselves up" |
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Post by nemmo on May 17, 2017 11:13:04 GMT
I thought "What a way to do something...." only applied to impressive feats rather than relying on circumstances out your control?
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Post by flashblade on May 17, 2017 11:25:47 GMT
I thought "What a way to do something...." only applied to impressive feats rather than relying on circumstances out your control? I guess you have to make allowances for the quality of certain folks' postings . . .  |
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Post by flashblade on May 17, 2017 12:41:00 GMT
Great shame - the rain radar shows an enormous belt of rain passing west to east over most of the country. The belt itself covers half the width of the country, and looks solid until at least 6-7 o'clock.  |
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