2007 English County Season Thread

  Possible trouble on the horizon for Lancashire today if the powers that be decide that the pitch at Blackpool for their current game against Durham is substandard. 
       The score suggests it is because 18 wickets fell on day 1 for just over 300 runs.  Durham were dismissed for 166 after being at 90-1 and Lancashire , at the close were still in arrears on 137-8.
        The wicket had variable bounce and whilst a result will give both sides a run at the title , a verdict of "poor" will earn Lancashire an 8 points deduction - surely fatal to their championship aspirations.

    Fingers crossed Lancs supporters!


Edited by Sledger - 07 September 2007 at 10:02am

Gibson was on fire again too

Kojak was a fan of lypops.

Worcestershire were tonight crowned NatWest Pro40 champions - and after all that happened to them with the ground flooding and all the problems that caused, that's a huge boost for them. Quite fitting that they won the title away from home, in Bristol.

Meanwhile, five teams could theoretically win the County title, with Lancashire six points clear at the top with Sussex, Durham, Yorkshire and Hampshire close behind. Kent saved themselves with victory over Hampshire while Warwickshire and Worcestershire are relegated.

Mid-July mate, although he had to wait for the Tests to finish before he could start playing.

Originally posted by BackFoot Master   Oh another question jp, Do they give 2 runs for a no ball in the 4 day tournament because on my cricket game they do?

It's just one run in the 40 over stuff as well. I dunno why your game doesn that mate, maybe it's to help people like you who can't score many by themself....

Crunch time in the County Championship as the final 4 day matches get underway today.  Lancashire can secure their 1st win since 1934 (they shared it with Surrey in 1950 , but that's not the same!) if they win at The Oval against Surrey.
    6 points behind are Sussex , followed 2.5pts further back , Durham.  Sussex host relegated Worcester , whilst Durham take on Kent in Canterbury.
    It's a tough ask beating Surrey at The Oval with Mark Ramprakash averaging 90 this season , but a draw is unlikely to be enough.  Sussex must fancy winning against Worcester  , Durham might find winning at Canterbury a tad difficult with such a fine batting track.
   So it's attack , attack , attack for the Lancastrians and get that monkey off their backs !!!

   Goooooooooooooo Lancs !!!!!!!!!!

Oooooooooooooooh!!   Give 'em a break Clobs , it's hardly stopped raining in Manchester for the past 73 years , they need a lil assistence!

   Having said that , I bet it's a featherbed at the Oval!

it hasn't got a whole lot better as the day has gone on with Durham grabbing their bowling points, Sussex looking very strong for a good haul in theirs and that man Ramprakash racking up the inevitable ton

It's looking like the Lancashire jinx is alive and well , I just can't see them winning from this position.

   Then again , it could rain for three days throughout the country - that'd cheer me up!

that's the secret for Surrey's opponents next year - bowl for run outs!

oooh I know...get the keeper and slips to hum a foxtrot as the bowler runs in - it'll play havoc with Ramps' footwork

Wish the entire team had gone for 196 JP !!

Durham need 52 to win their game, meaning Lancashire have to win to stop Durham completing a treble - County Championship, Pro40 Division Two, and the FP Trophy.