Cricket

[Riversider28]

What an anti-climax after all the euphoria yesterday. Fair play to Warks, pity Jack Leach couldn’t repeat his England heroics again. Like O2G said, we still have some silverware to play for next week. 🌹🌹

[Riversider28]

Lancs v Warks live on Sky Sports In The Bob Willis Trophy. Warks won the toss and elected to bowl. Looks like a good decision as Lancs lose two early wickets, 8-2 in the 4th over. 😦

[Gav]

9-3 lordy lordy.......

9-4.......

Edited September 28, 2021 by Gav

[Riversider28]

Now 12-6. Good game to win 😳

[Exiled_Rover]

Not surprising. 

I thought we could nick the title - obviously Yorkshire (and to a lesser extent Somerset) stuffed us there, but this isn't a particularly strong Lancs team.

The conditions are obviously ridiculous as we're playing at the end of September, but I do wonder how up for this meaningless game Lancashire are. 

[den]

6 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Not surprising. 

I thought we could nick the title - obviously Yorkshire (and to a lesser extent Somerset) stuffed us there, but this isn't a particularly strong Lancs team.

The conditions are obviously ridiculous as we're playing at the end of September, but I do wonder how up for this meaningless game Lancashire are. 

The big prize was the country championship. This feels like the 3rd/4th place play off. As you say cricket in this country going into October is just too far.

[AllRoverAsia]

1 minute ago, den said:

The big prize was the country championship. This feels like the 3rd/4th place play off. As you say cricket in this country going into October is just too far.

I doubt Warks currently thing that.

We have started shite, let's just be honest about that.

[den]

4 minutes ago, AllRoverAsia said:

I doubt Warks currently thing that.

We have started shite, let's just be honest about that.

No arguments from me there.

[Exiled_Rover]

Fingers crossed it rains for the next four days.

It's the least this competition deserves. 

[Ewood Ace]

1 hour ago, den said:

The big prize was the country championship. This feels like the 3rd/4th place play off. As you say cricket in this country going into October is just too far.

A completely pointless game but if you are going to have it then have it as a start of the season curtain raiser instead of the MCC game.

Edited September 28, 2021 by Ewood Ace

[oldjamfan1]

20 minutes ago, Ewood Ace said:

A completely pointless game but if you are going to have it then have it as a the start of the season curtain raiser instead of the MCC game.

That's far too sensible for this lot!

[oldjamfan1]

For all the people complaining that we shouldn't be playing first class cricket in England in October, well we won't be........

[Riversider28]

Lancs 78 all out. Luke Wood 46no trying his best to avoid a complete embarrassment. Will be interesting to see how the likes of Bailey bowl on this   strip which has been a batsman’s nightmare all season.

[oldjamfan1]

And we all thought that the Ryder Cup was a one-sided affair.........

[oldjamfan1]

I’ve been out this afternoon. Have Warwickshire got to 1000 yet?

[matt83]

If lancs don’t shape themselves we might end up losing this game.

I believe lancs need 241 to avoid our worst ever loss. 

[oldjamfan1]

5 hours ago, matt83 said:

If lancs don’t shape themselves we might end up losing this game.

I believe lancs need 241 to avoid our worst ever loss. 

I doubt we will get within 40 of that

[oldjamfan1]

46 minutes ago, oldjamfan1 said:

I doubt we will get within 40 of that

Looks like we avoided it by 1 run? Woopy Doo 😂😂

[AllRoverAsia]

I'm watching the European Cricket Championship and hear that 'batsman' is defunct, replaced by gender neutral 'batter'

It was suggested that 'maiden' over and 'dolly' catch should also go in the greater good, apparently known as 'inclusivity'

But .... what about the elephant on the room? .......... Ball ..... surely we cannot have the non male 'batters' playing with 'balls', that will never do.

[oldjamfan1]

Just now, AllRoverAsia said:

I'm watching the European Cricket Championship and hear that 'batsman' is defunct, replaced by gender neutral 'batter'

It was suggested that 'maiden' over and 'dolly' catch should also go in the greater good, apparently known as 'inclusivity'

But .... what about the elephant on the room? .......... Ball ..... surely we cannot have the non male 'batters' playing with 'balls', that will never do.

What will they call third man?

[AllRoverAsia]

2 minutes ago, oldjamfan1 said:

What will they call third man?

I'll have to consider that one but I'm stuck on non male batters banging balls all over the place.

[matt83]

4 hours ago, AllRoverAsia said:

I'm watching the European Cricket Championship and hear that 'batsman' is defunct, replaced by gender neutral 'batter'

It was suggested that 'maiden' over and 'dolly' catch should also go in the greater good, apparently known as 'inclusivity'

But .... what about the elephant on the room? .......... Ball ..... surely we cannot have the non male 'batters' playing with 'balls', that will never do.

Commentators always did tend to slip into calling batsmen batters before the world went uber woke. My grandad used to get annoyed at the tele when they said batters. I think Nasser was particularly bad for it. I can picture him chuntering away “Batter!!! It’s not a bloody chip shop.”

[AllRoverAsia]

Well this is just baseball with a ball that sometimes bounces during delivery.

The batting* is in general a level ahead of the bowling.

* This is being done by batsmen, not a batswoman in sight but there are a couple of blokes with long hair. 

Edited October 5, 2021 by AllRoverAsia

[Gav]

Good news on The Ashes - sounds like if will be played, Root leading by example saying he’ll tour whatever it takes. 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

18 hours ago, Gav said:

Good news on The Ashes - sounds like if will be played, Root leading by example saying he’ll tour whatever it takes. 

Showing up whoever runs Australian Rugby League.

Edited October 7, 2021 by Tyrone Shoelaces