Window Cleaner

Still think I might prefer no Wheal at all. Too inconsistant.

Not a good day for Hants, started quite well, then we got bogged down and some of the batting technique just isn't good enough against fast bowling. Probably now heading for a loss here.

Probably need Stoneman and Gubbins to bat through to the close here. Middleton beaten all ends up by Worrall. Still getting Surrey all out for 253 is pretty handy.

On this game's performance alone, can't really see much difference between Vince and Prest. Both make runs quite quickly at times and get out to silly shots as well. Who knows if Vince would have dug us out as Prest did yesterday.

Barker is injured apparently and the commentators said he might not be available for the first part of the season, read into that what you will. Fuller played in the friendly last week, don't know what his trouble is, if any. Perhaps they just wanted to have a look at Hampton.

Middleton is opening, so that's ok if he's not too mercurial. Gubbins needs to find some sort of form sooner rather than later. I've high hopes for Prest and Albert...well we'll have to see if there's not a better option. Good to get off to a winning start though.

Well there you go, we're making a right old dog's dinner of getting the 148 we need to win. Batting looks horribly fragile against decent bowling again. I hope we're not made to pay for those dropped catches.

Well yes, the team isn't very good. But those Barbie Pink shirts should be rounded up and burnt before the Civic Centre. No dignity ......

Bowling looks a bit lacklustre this morning. Can't really see, as of yet, that Hampton brings anything that we didn't have already. Still perhaps he'll get better before the 2 months are out.

That would be handy but I'm not counting on it overmuch. Batting doesn't look particularly simple on that track. We're ahead and 100 lead would be good I think.

121 all out, Dawson and Abbott 3 each. Right then, the proof of the pudding is in the batting. Stoneman and Middleton to open I presume.

Good start, Yorks, who chose to bat, now 112/9. Our bowling has been quite good but not 112/9 good. Malan ran himself out on a suicide run, Bairstow caught at third man from a wild swipe off Baker, and now Dawson is cleaning them up.

Live stream today. Hants 95/3. Middleton looked well enough until he got out, only saw two balls before Gubbins was out, can't say how he got on. Prest and Albert in at the moment, scoreboard ticking along. Doesn't seem to be any commentary.

Day 2 of our practice match against Middlesex. After Turner got well and truly spanked again yesterday, I see that we're practising our batting collapse today. 51/6 , some 270 behind. Fortunately, we have more warm up games before our CCC start next friday.

I see we're chugging along quite nicely in our innings of the first 2 day friendly against Sussex. Prest and Gubbins both past 50. Need we be concerned by the seeming tonking of Turner, and to some extent Baker, yesterday?

Addiction ?

No Hampshire follower could think ill of Vince's decision. As for Kohler Cadmore, don't know much about his case but he's without doubt just another sporting personality lured to the Gulf by the apparently excellent facilities and climate. I believe half of tennis's who's who are based there.

Just red ball ? I don't think I'll comment on the Vince affair, probably get myself into trouble. But he sketches on the real reason for this move in his interview.

No it isn't, the players are obviously a factor of the problem. while it's true that it's not their fault if they're not good enough for the PL, we've conceded a lot of goals due to individual errors, among the highest in the league I believe. We'd also be right up there for missed chances i expect as well. There's a reason why the three promoted clubs are last, next to last and next to next to last, players not of the required level. It's also probably why City have fallen through the floor of late, the replacements aren't good enough.

Just means that punters are investing on wagers that they think might come off and win them a packet. It's ok if it's money they could afford to lose.

At this time manager selection seems to be a bit of a lucky dip, no guarantee really that he'll be any better or any worse than his predecessor. so I'll not worry about it at all.

Which we didn't, in fact it was just crude slogging as we needed to make their score in about 16 overs to progress, the top order just aren't sloggers though, not in any shape or form. Good to watch some Hants cricket mid-winter though. Ended up with one win and 3 losses. Good mid-winter jolly for the lads though.

So all in all a good season in the CC. Pity about the rained off first game, might have been a bit closer to Surrey if we'd been able to get more than 8 points there. Still a bit concerned about the young openers though, rarely do they both score runs at the same time, still I presume Orr will replace one of them for next season and he'll bat further down the order. Perhaps at 3 or 6. Might even have selection problems, wouldn't be a bad thing.

Pochettino, since then 10 years of average everything.

Yesterday was a good day for Hants that transformed into an average day. Vince, really what were you thinking with that shot that gave Lancs a leg up? Looked like one of his "can't be arsed with this" days.