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[Corky]

Good day tomorrow for the final fixtures of the One Day Cup groups.

Lanky need to beat Kent and for Yk to beat Hants for us to finish top for the Semi. If Yk get beat they need Lancashire to beat Kent to come third and get the last QF spot.

Lancashire could play any of 6 teams if finish 2nd for a home QF as the other group could see first place not qualifying but 6th place going through. Foxes at home I reckon on Friday if we finish 2nd, Sussex 1st, Bears 3rd.

Probably the closest group I have seen in this comp.

 

[neel]

Read Ben stokes proposing odis to be limited to 40 overs. Still feel there is no place for bil lateral odis anymore https://www.dnaindia.com/cricket/re...gests-reducing-odi-format-to-40-overs-2978838

 

[tommybooth]

Dropping to 40 overs might well be a good thing. The 100 is just arse.

 

[Gray]

Good day tomorrow for the final fixtures of the One Day Cup groups.

Lanky need to beat Kent and for Yk to beat Hants for us to finish top for the Semi. If Yk get beat they need Lancashire to beat Kent to come third and get the last QF spot.

Lancashire could play any of 6 teams if finish 2nd for a home QF as the other group could see first place not qualifying but 6th place going through. Foxes at home I reckon on Friday if we finish 2nd, Sussex 1st, Bears 3rd.

Probably the closest group I have seen in this comp.

Lancs started well defending their total, but it is all going tits up now.

 

[mat]

Dropping to 40 overs might well be a good thing. The 100 is just arse.

It is. But the TV love it and it's got plenty of plastics showing up for it who just want to see balls being smashed out of the ground.

 

[Protein Junkie]

Glamorgan could qualify yet and they were in 6th this morning.

 

[roman totale]

It is. But the TV love it and it's got plenty of plastics showing up for it who just want to see balls being smashed out of the ground.

I can just about bear T20, but the hundred is just too much. I thought it sounded like a shite idea anyway, then when I found out that the ‘Manchester’ team isn’t even the Lancashire squad, my arsedness dropped to below zero.

 

[Protein Junkie]

Lancs need a wicket quickly although Hampshire will probably win their game.

 

[Protein Junkie]

Looks more like a defeat for Lancs and if so then home again to Kent in the quarters.

 

[Big Swifty]

I can just about bear T20, but the hundred is just too much. I thought it sounded like a shite idea anyway, then when I found out that the ‘Manchester’ team isn’t even the Lancashire squad, my arsedness dropped to below zero.

Ditto.

It's basically for people who don't like cricket.

 

[tommybooth]

Lancs lose.

 

[Protein Junkie]

Kent win by 2 wickets of the last but ball. Why was Bailey’s last over used with just 8 to win ?
Kent qualify in place of Glamorgan.

 

[cleavers]

Congrats to Kent who have just won a brilliant 50 over game against Lancs with 1 ball to spare, knocking out Yorks, who Kent beat with the last ball at the weekend.

You can stick the hundred when you have games like this, Kent kept losing wickets, but played a mix of proper cricket and big shots, and deserved to win a thrilling game.

 

[cleavers]

Kent qualify in place of Glamorgan.

Yorkshire :-)

 

[Corky]

I don't think Lancashire were motivated once it was clear Yorkshire were not at the races.

Home QF v Notts at Blackpool on Friday I hope, then away at Hants in the semi on Tuesday.

 

[cleavers]

I don't think Lancashire were motivated once it was clear Yorkshire were not at the races.

They were, I watched it, though I don't think they were that disappointed by the result, but they tried into the final over to win it, and nobody from Yorkshire could say otherwise.

 

[bavarian blue]

Some great games in this competition, pity the powers that be aren't interested.

 

[cleavers]

Some great games in this competition, pity the powers that be aren't interested.

Lancs have been involved in a number of them, I've really enjoyed having live access to them on YouTube, not (intentionally - briefly saw some when it rained at the test match, but I was on a work call) watched a minute of the hundred.

 

[unicorn]

Two more dull Hundred matches today, while the 50 over games contained some classic see saw matches.

 

[cleavers]

Two more dull Hundred matches today, while the 50 over games contained some classic see saw matches.

Good, long may it continue.