2011 English Domestic Season

Lancashire's drive for their 1st County  Championship title since 1934 continues. After day 1 at Blackpool against Worcestershire they posted 288 all out and have the visitors reeling on 77-5 (they were 21-5 !!).  It's a great position to be in and they must go for the jugular today after 15 wickets fell on day 1.
       
                     Please don't let the weather stuff this one up.............

Notts did beat Durham , which leaves Lancashire 10 points ahead of Durham , who've played one match more !  It's looking very good for the Red Rose county - I'm getting excited !!  

Originally posted by Clobber Non stop rain forecast for the rest of the Lancy's season mate - starting on Saturday when they get creamed in the T20 semi's!

Blimey Clobs , you must be the greatest balloon popper on the planet !!

Originally posted by Sledger Warwickshire win and the gap's down to just 3 points with both having 3 matches left - I'm getting fidgety !!

No need to get fidgety, we have no chance.

blimey, another super over in the second semi after a spectacular implosion by Somerset, who only needed 5 off the last over and managed just 4....happily for them they have Afonso Thomas to bowl their super over and he is pretty much unhittable, so they go through.

JP v Clobber in the final!

I would have preferred Hants to be honest, the Somerset batting line up is just fearsome.


Edited by Clobber - 28 August 2011 at 1:36am

Originally posted by Clobber Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Michael Eavis, Arthur C Clarke, Evelyn Waugh, Sir Cameron Macintosh, Frankie Howerd, John Cleese, Jill Dando, Sir Henry Irvin, King Arthur, Terry Pratchett, Sir Ian Botham, JP...can you hear me JP...your boys took one hell of a beating!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice one Clobs - this had me laughing at 7.20am on a Monday !!

 Congrats to Leicestershire and I saw that fantastic catch by Nixon - still spritely at 40 !



Edited by Sledger - 29 August 2011 at 6:21am

Henderson - a good ole Cape Cobras man matey !!  A rock solid one day cricketer who just didn't really get the opportunities for the national side - he must've upset somebody.

Yes Clobs it's a mystery why he missed out so often ,  because he always performed admirably in the domestic competitions here in both 4 day and 1 day mode - his batting has saved the day on a number of occasions for Western Province as well.
          Nicky Boje kept him out of the national side most of the time - there was little to choose between them , but if there was some bounce, then Henderson would have been my choice.

Edited by Sledger - 30 August 2011 at 6:18am

Alan Richardson ripped through Lancashire’s top order as lowly Worcestershire immeasurably enhanced their LV= County Championship survival chances with a spectacular 10-wicket win inside two days at New Road. O.k then perhaps its time to get fidgety sledge!!

History in the making on Monday when the Division 2 County Championship 4 day match between Kent and Glamorgan at Canterbury will be a day/night affair.   Play will be from 2pm-9pm and they'll be using a pink ball. Neither side is involved in the promotion race , so it's a good time to give it a go.
          The crowds in the county championship have been very healthy this season , with up to 3,000 watching division 1 matches. I think day/nighters could increase those numbers with fans heading to the ground after work - that's if the fickle English weather plays it's part!



Edited by Sledger - 07 September 2011 at 7:16am

C'mon Clobs , it'll bring some colour to their cheeks !

Lancashire 337-7 when bad light stopped play yesterday against Hampshire.  Good to see that they're going to secure some batting points this game!  Warwickshire are 235-3 at the close on a slow scoring day against Nottinghamshire.

        Come on Notts - knock 'em over !!

Wow , both Warwickshire and Lancashire win , but in totally different ways!  The former belted Nottinghamshire by an innings and plenty whilst Lancashire sneaked home with just 10 balls left.  Simon Kerrigan the star for the Red Rose outfit with a career best of 9-51 in the Hampshire 2nd Innings of just 138 to see our lads home !

            Brilliant stuff and just one match left , Lancashire travel to JP country and Warwickshire go to Hampshire. Warwickshire are favourites being 3 points ahead and even Durham , 15 points behind have an outside chance.
            
             What's the weather forecast in Cider country from today JP ?

Dead right Clobs - it's been a long time coming !!!    Fantastic finish to a brilliant season  and worthy champions !!  That a team without any superstars has done what other start studded teams has not done is tremendous - well done lads !!

         As chuffed as I am , we couldn't have done it without the efforts of the Hampshire batsmen yesterday. I'd no confidence in them seeing out the day after being 4 down overnight - that Carberry and McKenzie (a good SA boy!) batted the entire morning session gave me hope - but I still thought it too much to ask.   That they got through and Lancashire made an improbable 213 off less than 30 overs for the loss of just 2 wickets left me speechless (for about 30 seconds anyway!). 
            She that must be obeyed was bemused by my antics , but when I explained we'd been waiting 77 long years for this to happen , she began to understand!

              Anyway , well done again lads and congratulations to Moores on bringing out the best in a team of youngsters.   They were not expected to do much this season and have surprised everyone with their dashing brand of cricket. That they won the championship without playing a single match at Old Trafford because of the ongoing work there says a lot about the weather in Manchester !     Maybe we should stay away from the place and just use it for test matches !!

                   I'm stoked !!!!!  


Edited by Sledger - 16 September 2011 at 5:47am

Originally posted by Mikey 9-for isn't too bad! I suppose he could be the next Swann? Anyone seen him actually play?

All I've seen is some wicketing taking balls on Sky Sports News - we don't get County Cricket on TV out this way.  What I will say after the little I have seen , he's a nice action , good loop and dip and generates decent turn - a good little bowler!

    Then again , I'm biased !