Hants v Yorks - CCC

[Weston Saint]

Tomorrow sees what might be a high scoring match. Why do I say that?

 

Most runs this season in Championship Div 1

 

1. A Lyth 633 from 6 matches

2. J Rudolf 595 from 6 matches

3. S Ervine 553 from 6 matches

4. A McGrath 522 from 6 matches

5. J Adams 504 from 6 matches

12 M Carberry 425 from 5 matches

 

From the bowling most wickets

 

8. K Ali 19 from 4 matches (but likely to be out injured)

9 O Hanon-Dalby 19 from 6 matches

10 D Griffiths 18 from 5 matches

14 A Rashid 17 from 6 matches

15 D Patterson 16 from 4

 

Weather looks set fair. Looking forward to this one after the win against the leaders Notts in the CCC and the leaders Warwickshire in the Clydsdale 40's

 

Confidence will be back in the dressing room.

[Weston Saint]

Ali still not fit but McKenzie returns

 

Hampshire Squad:

 

4 Jimmy Adams

6 Michael Lumb

7 Sean Ervine

8 Liam Dawson

9 Nic Pothas

12 Dominic Cork

14 James Vince

15 Michael Carberry

20 Chris Benham

21 James Tomlinson

27 Neil McKenzie

34 Rangana Herath

84 David Balcombe

 

http://www.rosebowlplc.com/news/hampshire-v-yorkshire-cc-preview/

[Baldsaint]

No Lumb according to Cricinfo;

 

http://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/engine/current/match/435425.html

 

Corky still gets in though, we must be very short of bowlers.

[saintsdan]

No Lumb according to Cricinfo;

 

http://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/engine/current/match/435425.html

 

Corky still gets in though, we must be very short of bowlers.

 

Yeah, because Cork's record of 10 wickets @ 23.60 this season is terrible!

[Window Cleaner]

No Lumb according to Cricinfo;

 

http://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/engine/current/match/435425.html

 

Corky still gets in though, we must be very short of bowlers.

 

Not a great start from them either, Tomlinson pummeled for 26 off his first 2 overs, Cork a bit less, 11 off 10 balls

[Lets B Avenue]

Nice day to win the toss and.......bowl??

 

WTF.

[manji]

I would imagine they are working on the weather turning Wednesday and Thursday.....

[Leicestersaint]

I think Pothas has lost the plot!

 

I also think our bowling looks very weak - i watched them yesterday against warwicks and was deeply unimpressed with Tomlinson's bowling and also Corky. And now today these two (especially Tomlinson) have been hammered. We are too erratic - we don't seem to be able to pressurise them from the start.

 

Well i hope i am wrong and we bowl them out for 150 but we haven't made a good start.

[stevegrant]

Tomlinson's not a one-day bowler, IMO, but he has done very well for us in the county championship in the last couple of years.

[Baldsaint]

Yeah, because Cork's record of 10 wickets @ 23.60 this season is terrible!

 

Lies, damned lies and statistics?

 

I've seen Corky bowl a couple of times this season and he has lost the plot. Just my opinion of what I've seen.

[Guest Dark Sotonic Mills]

Well Sayers is really cracking on isn't he. 3 not out with Lyth on 56.

[Lets B Avenue]

I would imagine they are working on the weather turning Wednesday and Thursday.....

 

More reason to bat today and tomorrow then. As we showed on Saturday (allbeit in a 1 dayer) runs on the board provides its own pressure.

[Leicestersaint]

114 for 0 after 28 - not looking too promising.

[Minty]

Given my performance on a cricket thread last week, perhaps my emergence will encourage a wicket or 4. Or 10.

[saintsdan]

Nice day to win the toss and.......bowl??

 

WTF.

 

Is starting to look a very strange decision.

[Leicestersaint]

160 for 0 - the gamble by Pothas is looking more strange by the minute.

 

Time to try something different - eg: give Dawson a few overs.

[Leicestersaint]

215 for 3 - maybe they will collapse now?

[Lets B Avenue]

Lumb is with the England squad at No.10 this afternoon. He will be able to play tomorrow and presumably, replace either Dawson or Vince.

 

If this is why we bowled. :confused:

[Guest Dark Sotonic Mills]

300-3 at stumps. Great decision Pothas :mad:

[chrisobee]

Lumb is with the England squad at No.10 this afternoon. He will be able to play tomorrow and presumably, replace either Dawson or Vince.

 

If this is why we bowled. :confused:

 

If so it's probably the worst reason for bowling after winning the toss in the history of cricket !

[Leicestersaint]

I have long been a great admirer of Nic Pothas - he has dug us out of a lot of holes over the years.

 

However, I have come to the view he is a poor captain - he doesn't seem to inspire them, his choice of bowlers is utterly predictable (why didn't he try dawson today?), and he makes various poor decisions.

 

I heard someone on the TV say this season is the worse start Hants have ever made to the championship - can that really be true?

[chrisobee]

Just a guess that if Lumb is to replace Dawson ( clearly as a batsman) then maybe Dawson wasn't allowed to bowl ?

[Weston Saint]

First, Lumb will replace Dawson tomorrow. That is not the reason Hampshire bowled first despite winning the toss nor did it preclude Dawson from batting or bowling.

 

The wicket was very green but it was a baking hot day and a mistake.

 

I spoke to David Fulton (Sky) ex Kent skipper. He would have batted. He told me some years ago that he won the toss on a similar green wicket on a baking hot day against Sussex. He put them in, they scored a massive amount and Kent lost. He said he learned from that decision.

 

Spoke to Tim Tremlett. They expect the wicket not to deteriorate.

 

Hampshire's bowling in the morning was poor.

 

David Griffiths tells me he has a hip injury but hopes to return soon. The same applies to Ali.

 

I heard second hand that Dimi is playing for the seconds this week so he should not be far away.

 

That is todays news.

[bungle]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/leeds/hi/front_page/newsid_8622000/8622045.stm

 

Live commentary from Yorkshire folk.

[stevegrant]

I heard second hand that Dimi is playing for the seconds this week so he should not be far away.

Today, in fact, in a one-day game. Three-day game to come later in the week.

[Guest Dark Sotonic Mills]

343-6. a little better

[stevegrant]

Bowled them out for 415.

 

We were going along nicely at 49/0, but Carberry went c&b to Rashid and now Lumb's gone without scoring...

[keithd]

Lumby suffering from a case of the im too good for you lots?

 

Bit harsh yes, but its a harsh world....

[stevegrant]

Lumby suffering from a case of the im too good for you lots?

 

Bit harsh yes, but its a harsh world....

Completely different conditions to what he's been playing in for the last 3 months, to be fair. I expect he'll need a few innings to get reacclimatised.

[bungle]

Completely different conditions to what he's been playing in for the last 3 months, to be fair. I expect he'll need a few innings to get reacclimatised.

 

According to Yorkshire folk on t'radio, Lumb mistimed a shot and top edged to get out. Fits in with adjusting to conditions.

[Leicestersaint]

Well we have reached 125 for 2. I suppose it was utterly predictable that Lumb would got out for nought!

 

I still think the decision to bowl first was a big mistake and handed Yorks the initiative.

[Weston Saint]

Spoke to Kabir Ali today. His knee is getting better but he has not tried running yet. Hopes to be fit for next week.

[saintwarwick]

Well we have reached 125 for 2. I suppose it was utterly predictable that Lumb would got out for nought!

 

I still think the decision to bowl first was a big mistake and handed Yorks the initiative.

 

The yorkshire captain said on sky sports today that had they won the toss they would of bowled first as well.

[chrisobee]

162/3 at close. McKenzie 48*, Vince 8*. Adams out for 82.

[keithd]

Ervine out relatively cheaply! Why is he batting ahead of Pothas? Get him in later down the order...

 

etc etc

[Leicestersaint]

269 for 6 - we have avoided the follow on - looks like a big first innings lead for Yorks and we miss out on batting points - hopefully I will be wrong - all a bit gloomy again.

[keithd]

sling the bat time. 111 behind, 3 wickets remaining, frustrate them by swinging hard. get to within 50-60, knock them over for 200, knock the runs of in 2 1/2 sessions tomorrow.

 

next...

[bungle]

Attacking decleration at 351/9, 64 behind.

 

Guess we are hoping to set up a 4th day run chase. Due to number of pts for draw reduced, not a bad option.

[stevegrant]

Still could have used up the 12 overs before the bonus point cutoff, I reckon. Puts ourselves in a bit of a vulnerable position, I think.

[chrisobee]

Decent score in the end, apart from Lumb everyone scored a few.Don't have any problem with the declaration, a draw is pretty worthless. Dimi and Simon Jones are meant to be playing for the 2nd XI today, any news ?

[John B]

Attacking decleration at 351/9, 64 behind.

 

Guess we are hoping to set up a 4th day run chase. Due to number of pts for draw reduced, not a bad option.

 

Ridiculous Option

 

 

Which it has proved to be

[Leicestersaint]

Some of you seem to be very easily satisfied.

 

I think it's all pretty poor - wrong decision to bowl, poor bowling, not very good batting (with two exceptions), amnd now we are 216 behind and they ahev 9 wickets standing. I assume it will be a draw or a Yorkshire win (depending on the weather).

 

This is a dreadful season.

[John B]

Some of you seem to be very easily satisfied.

 

I think it's all pretty poor - wrong decision to bowl, poor bowling, not very good batting (with two exceptions), amnd now we are 216 behind and they ahev 9 wickets standing. I assume it will be a draw or a Yorkshire win (depending on the weather).

 

This is a dreadful season.

 

I am with you Leicestershire according to my brother the worst start for over a century

 

 

Bowling wins Championships and we have no outstanding ones

[Weston Saint]

Spoke to Dominic Cork this morning. He agrees Hants bowled poorly first morning. Asked him about his knee injury as he went off for a while on the first day. He said he felt a problem but it is ok now. He is positive about the remainder of our season.

 

I see and talk to enough of the players to share that optimism

 

Yorkshire are 216 ahead and if they play right they should declare when they have a lead of 300 or so leaving Hants to bat for 70 overs.

 

Yorkshire will want to win so they need to give us a stiff but getable target. With 70 overs and over 300 they will back themselves to bowl us out. The wicket is playing well but there is something still in it for the bowlers. Hants will start cautious but if they can avoid losing much in the way of wickets by the mid afternoon session it is game on.

[keithd]

Ridiculous Option

 

 

Which it has proved to be

 

spoken like a true possesor of hindsight!

[saintsdan]

I am with you Leicestershire according to my brother the worst start for over a century

 

 

Bowling wins Championships and we have no outstanding ones

 

Doesn't help when Kabir Ali, simon Jones and Dimi are all injured though does it? With those three in the side I think we've got a pretty pace bowling attack. With David Griffiths injured as well i would suggest our resources are farely depleted so our current struggles are understandable.

[saintsdan]

That should be pretty good pace bowling attack.

[Guest Dark Sotonic Mills]

Well, all these posts are conjecture at present. It has been raining most of the night and morning. Although it's not exactly raining at present it is still overcast and damp and the grass is very wet.

[RonManager]

Play set to start imminently

[Guest Dark Sotonic Mills]

Play set to start imminently

Hope they're wearing galoshes then...