Cricket Thread

[Alan Harper's Tash]

On a separate note has the production line of Lancs cricketers from Manchester Grammar dried up?

I’ve not really kept up, but David Moss retired in 2017 and he was the spearhead of cricket there.

 

[heslops barnet]

He was still centrally contracted as a player when he was doing that, he has never been contracted properly as a coach.

Okay……..was he offered a full time bowling coach role do you know?

 

[chesterbells]

Agarwal, incredible innings today, 175. Single handedly secured Yorkshire’s D1 status I think, esp after Bairstow’s duck.
Exactly to sort of ex-Indian international we could do with at Lancs.

 

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

Although we seem to have some exceptional young players coming through the talk is that probably the best prospect, Rocky Flintoff, is moving on. That probably highlights the lack of ambition within the club. Lancashire have been declining for the past two decades. The stadium is a mess, a bigger mish mash than Maine Road.
I always envisaged spending a lot of my retirement watching cricket but the state of the game now doesn’t appeal. Test cricket , one day slogs and London venues are all that matter

 

[chesterbells]

Great position for Lancs this.
In terms of the season too little too late of course, but a great position here nevertheless.

 

[chesterbells]

For the benefit of anyone else if interested.
Hope I’m not cursing it, but might get the runs this afternoon.

 

[cleavers]

Lancashire win a game, and look like finishing 3rd !

 

[KS55]

Lancashire win a game, and look like finishing 3rd !

The farcical first part of the season under a useless coach has cost us dearly.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Lancashire win a game, and look like finishing 3rd !

Probably finish 5th, unless the other games are washed out tomorrow.

 

[cleavers]

Probably finish 5th, unless the other games are washed out tomorrow.

Yeah, I'd kind of missed Middlesex and Derbyshire very likely winning (in fact completely misread the Derbyshire game).

The farcical first part of the season under a useless coach has cost us dearly.

Been pretty useless most of the season in all competitions to be fair.

 

[Pubteam Lomas]

Although we seem to have some exceptional young players coming through the talk is that probably the best prospect, Rocky Flintoff, is moving on. That probably highlights the lack of ambition within the club. Lancashire have been declining for the past two decades. The stadium is a mess, a bigger mish mash than Maine Road.
I always envisaged spending a lot of my retirement watching cricket but the state of the game now doesn’t appeal. Test cricket , one day slogs and London venues are all that matter

Rocky has been badly advised by his dad.
Injured early season, so was unavailable.
Then went to the Hundred with Yarrrkshire (or whatever their name is in that guise) when he should've been at Lancs playing Metro Cup.
He didn't play a game.
Rocky is a talent, no doubt.
But Joe Moores is the real deal. Would be great to have both but Fred seems to be upsetting a few at Lancs.
Mind you if it's Chilton and Gidney then fair play!!!!!!!

 

[KS55]

Rocky has been badly advised by his dad.
Injured early season, so was unavailable.
Then went to the Hundred with Yarrrkshire (or whatever their name is in that guise) when he should've been at Lancs playing Metro Cup.
He didn't play a game.
Rocky is a talent, no doubt.
But Joe Moores is the real deal. Would be great to have both but Fred seems to be upsetting a few at Lancs.
Mind you if it's Chilton and Gidney then fair play!!!!!!!

If ‘badly advised’ means advised to leave Lancs, who can honestly blame him? The club seems to have little regard for cricket.
The appointment of a coach who had an unbroken record of failure summed it up for me.

 

[dickie davies]

On a separate note has the production line of Lancs cricketers from Manchester Grammar dried up?

I hope so to get the snobbery out of Lancs
A number of years ago I spoke to a big cricket fan and his lad was a very, very good player
His dad said that with the right coaching he'd be good enough to play for Lancashire, but it's all about who you know and what school you went to

 

[Pubteam Lomas]

If ‘badly advised’ means advised to leave Lancs, who can honestly blame him? The club seems to have little regard for cricket.
The appointment of a coach who had an unbroken record of failure summed it up for me.

Whilst I agree with the disregard of the cricket, by 'Badly advised' I meant going to watch the hundred with his dad instead of playing cricket in the Metro Cup.

We'd have done well in the T20 finals had we not been forced to play a second string cos the ECB arrange a series of International T20s on the same weekend.

Youngsters get their chance at Old Trafford.
Balderson, Hurst, Aspinwall have all done well.
Add Bosh, Hartley and Bell (a bit mixed to be fair) we do give you players a proper shot.

However, Gidney and Chilton are a disaster. Turned OT into an outdoor concert arena instead of a cricket ground and appointed, as you rightly said, 'a coach who had an unbroken record of failure'.

 

[Gabriel]

Congratulations to Nottinghamshire on securing the Championship, though if Surrey had unearthed Chahar (8-51) earlier, one wonders if they might have done better in their recent meeting. Promising debut, too, for young Ralphie Albert, snooker legend Jimmy White’s grandson. Another long summer closes; wonder what we’ll find to discuss in here over the winter…

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Whilst I agree with the disregard of the cricket, by 'Badly advised' I meant going to watch the hundred with his dad instead of playing cricket in the Metro Cup.

We'd have done well in the T20 finals had we not been forced to play a second string cos the ECB arrange a series of International T20s on the same weekend.

Youngsters get their chance at Old Trafford.
Balderson, Hurst, Aspinwall have all done well.
Add Bosh, Hartley and Bell (a bit mixed to be fair) we do give you players a proper shot.

However, Gidney and Chilton are a disaster. Turned OT into an outdoor concert arena instead of a cricket ground and appointed, as you rightly said, 'a coach who had an unbroken record of failure'.

Guess being a wildcard in the 100 paid better than playing in the second XI cup.

Think I read that Flintoff got £32k as a wildcard.

 

[chesterbells]

The farcical first part of the season under a useless coach has cost us dearly.

September champions ;-)

 

[chesterbells]

Guess being a wildcard in the 100 paid better than playing in the second XI cup.

Think I read that Flintoff got £32k as a wildcard.

That figure I’ve read too, which is incredible for a month’s work, regardless of whether you actually play or not.

 

[chesterbells]

Whilst I agree with the disregard of the cricket, by 'Badly advised' I meant going to watch the hundred with his dad instead of playing cricket in the Metro Cup.

We'd have done well in the T20 finals had we not been forced to play a second string cos the ECB arrange a series of International T20s on the same weekend.

Youngsters get their chance at Old Trafford.
Balderson, Hurst, Aspinwall have all done well.
Add Bosh, Hartley and Bell (a bit mixed to be fair) we do give you players a proper shot.

However, Gidney and Chilton are a disaster. Turned OT into an outdoor concert arena instead of a cricket ground and appointed, as you rightly said, 'a coach who had an unbroken record of failure'.

100% to all of that, excellent post mate.

As an aside, I’ve voted Balderson for my men’s PoS. He puts a helluva shift in, all season long. Chuffed to see him bag so many wickets in Cardiff this last week.

 

[Earlyriser]

I hope so to get the snobbery out of Lancs
A number of years ago I spoke to a big cricket fan and his lad was a very, very good player
His dad said that with the right coaching he'd be good enough to play for Lancashire, but it's all about who you know and what school you went to

Parents often have a very jaundiced view of their child's sporting abilities. I' sure that never applyiedin the CLC