Cricket Thread

[heslops barnet]

Not much chance of any play today, weather is awful in South Manchester.

12.30 start

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

What a pointless set of games this looks like being, one result probably out of the lot. Early April is too early for 4 day cricket in this country.

 

[Corky]

8 points on the board, would have been 5 last year.

 

[bavarian blue]

Essex have stolen the march.

 

[roman totale]

What a pointless set of games this looks like being, one result probably out of the lot. Early April is too early for 4 day cricket in this country.

I remember going to the first CC game of the season at the real OT sometime in the early/ mid 80s, I think, against Hampshire. There was hardly any play in the morning session and we left for Warwick Rd station early afternoon in a snowstorm. By the time we got to Piccadilly, the sun was out and by the time stumps were drawn, Stephen Jefferies had hit a century.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

Lancs got a couple of early wickets vs Hampshire, but since then the seam bowling has been pretty poor. Hopefully Lyon can get a wicket or two soon.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

Lyon's picked up 2 wickets, Hampshire 163/4

 

[The_Maverick]

Apologies if this in the wrong thread or covered elsewhere but just seen this.

Make most of every good day with Parkinson's - Udal

Former England spinner Shaun Udal says "you have got to make the most of every good day" while living with Parkinson's disease.

www.bbc.com

Love his positivity despite what he has faced and what is ahead of him.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Shame for George Bell, who ran himself out on 99.

Lancs doing well, but there’ll be draws everywhere with these kookaburra balls.

 

[PinkFinal]

DEREK UNDERWOOD | 1945-2024

Kent Cricket is in mourning following the death of one of the icons of the Club, Derek Underwood, at the age of 78.

www.kentcricket.co.uk

 

[heslops barnet]

DEREK UNDERWOOD | 1945-2024

Kent Cricket is in mourning following the death of one of the icons of the Club, Derek Underwood, at the age of 78.

www.kentcricket.co.uk

Wonderful cricketer for club and country…..RIP

 

[Gray]

DEREK UNDERWOOD | 1945-2024

Kent Cricket is in mourning following the death of one of the icons of the Club, Derek Underwood, at the age of 78.

www.kentcricket.co.uk

Same age as me this is worrying. Great cricketer RIP.

 

[roman totale]

DEREK UNDERWOOD | 1945-2024

Kent Cricket is in mourning following the death of one of the icons of the Club, Derek Underwood, at the age of 78.

www.kentcricket.co.uk

RIP. One of my favourite non-Lancs players. He fascinated me as a youngster with his unique ability to bowl spin at pace.

 

[crooky]

IPL situation in the Surrey game.



11 an over required.

 

[KS55]

DEREK UNDERWOOD | 1945-2024

Kent Cricket is in mourning following the death of one of the icons of the Club, Derek Underwood, at the age of 78.

www.kentcricket.co.uk

I remember him bowling the Aussies out in about two hours in 1968(?) to draw the ashes series. A wet wicket on which he was deadly.
RIP DEADLY DEREK.
PS Just looked it up. It was 4 wickets in 27 balls, half an hour. I got the year right, though!

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

IPL situation in the Surrey game.



11 an over required.

Mad finish. 101 off 50 balls.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Somerset might win this…

 

[crooky]

Imagine trying to explain to someone who doesn't understand Cricket. That between all the teams they played 36 days worth of Cricket and it was all for nothing and they all drew...

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Imagine trying to explain to someone who doesn't understand Cricket. That between all the teams they played 36 days worth of Cricket and it was all for nothing and they all drew...

The kookaburra ball is rubbish.

Batters still play like it’s a duke and don’t score quickly enough to give their bowlers time to bowl out the opposition twice.

That‘s before you factor in the April hail showers.