Sterlo
Early Retirement Planning
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Looks like Sussex are going to take some stopping this season.
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Looks like Sussex are going to take some stopping this season.
Sterlo
Early Retirement Planning
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- East Riding of Yorkshire
And another Yorkshire innings victory, we're finally on the move.
Lets hope its not too late and it continues we have to get back to division 1.
Sterlo
Early Retirement Planning
- Location
- East Riding of Yorkshire
Only trouble is, there's now a long break in the County Championship for that daft Hundred, doesn't look like we play again until late August. Let's hope we don't lose our momentum.
That's the real problem the ECB can't make it more clear they don't want the long game anymore, if they tried.
The championship won't finish till practically early October it's madness.
T4tomo
Legendary Member
He's an absolute legend. i can see why "they" want to get some new blood bedded in ahead of next ashes tour, but its a bit odd dropping the best bowler in the country!
The break for pyjama cricket is frustrating, Fernando's deal has ended so will have to hope Fisher is fit again when it resumes. Coad will be kicking his heels for the summer after producing a Jimmy-esque performance on his return.
Talk is they want Fernando back at some point which may not be a bad move. We've had some pretty medico overseas signings the last few years. You've got to feel for Coad and others who look to be hitting some good form. For it all to be put on hold for the pyjama nonsense. Hopefully they can hold out and keep the good times coming.
matticus
Guru
I don't believe in retiring athletes just because they're "too old". It's important to have a program of blooding youngsters, but the most succesful teams (in the long term) can make this work without discarding existing talent.
If you're good enough, you're young enough!
Sterlo
Early Retirement Planning
- Location
- East Riding of Yorkshire
Sounds like a hell of a game last night, Glos v Glam. Tied game, 1 run short of a record run chase of 593. 
Chromatic
Legendary Member
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- Gloucestershire
The last wicket fell caught behind by Bracey with a leaping catch in his right hand having already taken his glove off ready to attempt a run-out throw if the batsmen went for it having not hit the ball.
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T4tomo
Legendary Member
Sounds like a hell of a game last night, Glos v Glam. Tied game, 1 run short of a record run chase of 593.
yes, i saw that, sub 200 first innings scores and circa 600 each in the 2nd. bonkers, and advantage genuinely swung around even in the final over, which Crane managed to fark up really. Having got to needing just 2 at the start of the last over, to then turn down a run early on and then eventually take a single of the 5th and heap pressure on his number 11.....but that's what pressure does.
I recall in a tight game of village cricket, chasing 120 in 20 overs (which was a decent score in those days for evening league) we got down to 19 off 3 overs and my Dad had joined me at the crease, so we must have been about 8 down, if not 9, as he was at the stage of being a professional fielder back then, although he was a good batter in his day. He played at missed at 5 balls (with me well set at the other end), before slog sweeping a 6 of the last ball, leaving me /us with 13 off the final two overs. Unsure of how to play it, I didn't really want to get down to the tension of the final over, nor leave my Dad on strike....cue hitting first ball of the penultimate over, a wide half volley, for 6 over the bowlers head to relieve some pressure, next ball he dug in shorter and I only just cleared the fielder on the long boundary at cow corner (heart in mouth for a couple of seconds) for another 6 to bring up my 50 , and then drove a 4 off the 3rd ball to wrap things up. Was great to walk off with my Dad having brough home victory together.
AndyRM
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- North Shields
I kind of get it too, but (purely for the sake of sentimentality really) I'd have liked his final Test to be at Old Trafford.
T4tomo
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That's not until 2025 Vs India though you big spanner🤣
AndyRM
XOXO
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Is the one against Sri Lanka not an official one? I thought it was.
