Leicestershire 2006 Season

Did I say 3? Make that 4 - 153 for 6 now and Lancs lose their way

Another deplorable batting effort by the Foxes basically

Championship cricket returns to Grace Road tomorrow as we hope to continue the harsh integration of the Surrey Fancy Dans to life in Division Two.

Mohammed Asif is likely to form a new ball partnership with Leicestershire’s exciting young England A star Stuart Broad in their opening Championship match.

Senior Coach Tim Boon is likely to have Leicestershire’s two leading runscorers from last season, Hylton Ackerman and Darren Robinson available following their recovery from injury problems.

Ackerman suffered a groin problem in the C&G Trophy match against Lancashire at Old Trafford while Robinson missed that game with a bruised ankle sustained while batting in a practice session.

Squad: DDJ Robinson, DL Maddy, JK Maunders, D Mongia, HD Ackerman, JL Sadler, JN Snape (Capt), PA Nixon (Wkt), CW Henderson, DD Masters, SJ Broad, Mohammad Asif.

Surrey are without seam bowlers Mohammad Akram and Martin Bicknell who are both nursing groin injuries.

Squad: SA Newman, JN Batty (wkt), MR Ramprakash, MA Butcher (capt), R Clarke, AD Brown, A Mahmood, IDK Salisbury, TJ Murtagh, J Ormond, ND Doshi, JGE Benning

I presume Robinson will come back in not having played against Lancs on Sunday, meaning the final spot is most likely between Maunders and Sadler, although if the wicket is on the green side there could always be the temptation to omit Henderson instead.

Assuming work isn't too busy in the morning and the weather is set fair I'll probably pop up to Leicester to catch the opening session to get back in the swing of things.

Another wicket would come in handy any time soon chaps - Surrey 175 for 2, Maunders and Maddy doing the bowling. It will be interesting to see if Snape brings himself on at any point.

Early wickets this morning for Broad (Butcher, bowled for 77) Asif (his first - Mahmood). Apparen'tly the pitch is misbehaving which won't make Surrey to concerned considering they have runs on the board already.

Edited by Clobber

The Surrey collapse is complete as they are all out for 370, with Stuart Broad finishing up with 5 for 94, his first 5 wicket haul in first class cricket 

I was gonna do a report of the session I went up to watch this evening but since I'm the only one in the thread it'd be a bit of a lame thing to do probably 

maybe in the morning

Essex away today in the championship. Stuart Broad has been pulled from the side to go and represent England A against Sri Lanka so here's hoping he does well. Ryan Cummins is the most likely to benefit, having bowled well against Warks at the weekend.

Nice partnership currently worth 136 between Ackerman (100* - our first centurian of the season and Mongia (61* - for once not content with a pretty 20) sees Leics at 233 for 2

Originally posted by Clobber Nice partnership currently worth 136 between Ackerman (100* - our first centurian of the season and Mongia (61* - for once not content with a pretty 20) sees Leics at 233 for 2

Good ole HD !!!   

Must be a bit of a featherbed though Clobs!

Quite a slump this morning, collapsing to 417 all out with Tony Palladino taking all 5 wickets this morning.

I am hoping this means the pitch has turned into a nightmare overnight! (Tim Boon did say yesterday there was something in the pitch for the bowlers anyway)

Victory for the Foxes is imminent

your calculations are errant young warnester, we in fact need 48 and are now 24 for 1

but you two are so close you are seperated only by a /