Dusic Posted 6 May, 2018 Posted 6 May, 2018 Relegation strugglers again ?Could be once Amla goes, especially if Northeast misses a few more Champ games. Batting and backup seamers still poor.
Dark Munster Posted 6 May, 2018 Posted 6 May, 2018 Another finger injury, this time to McManus. Not sure how serious.
Halo Stickman Posted 7 May, 2018 Posted 7 May, 2018 Relegation strugglers again ? Sadly, it's starting to look that way. We look solid enough on paper, but in reality we still seem pretty fragile, especially when under pressure. The absence of Northeast, Berg and Holland isn't helping in that respect. We really need a couple of our players to step up to the plate today.
Dellman Posted 7 May, 2018 Posted 7 May, 2018 Vince leads like he bats, careless and unreliable, no backbone or grit. New leadership please--God only knows who--and a bit of reilience. do any of them care?
beatlesaint Posted 7 May, 2018 Posted 7 May, 2018 Feel for Abbott and Edwards. Just when they think they’ve earned a rest and put the team in a strong position they are going out to bat after another collapse.
Dellman Posted 7 May, 2018 Posted 7 May, 2018 Adams needs a rest, and the other batsmen need a rest from him---two and a half hours for 17 after six and a half hours for 87. The whole team will die of boredom watching him set the pace. He's a nice guy and been a good servant but we've had too much of this good thing. We need a bit of joy in the team and I can't see who it is coming from
Window Cleaner Posted 11 May, 2018 Author Posted 11 May, 2018 Taunton today. Good to see Crane and Berg back in the group. Dawson out injured I believe and Wood has either been dropped or is injured. Still no Holland.
Window Cleaner Posted 11 May, 2018 Author Posted 11 May, 2018 Why oh why can our top order never maintain a solid start? Weatherley,Adams and Vince all got a solid start and then got out without moving on to the type of score they should be getting..
stevegrant Posted 11 May, 2018 Posted 11 May, 2018 Taunton today. Good to see Crane and Berg back in the group. Dawson out injured I believe and Wood has either been dropped or is injured. Still no Holland. Doesn't really matter either way, he's nowhere near good enough anyway - Berg in for him is a huge improvement.
Dark Munster Posted 12 May, 2018 Posted 12 May, 2018 I'm trying to think of 2 teams Hants may be able to finish above. Worcestershire and um .....
saint1977 Posted 14 May, 2018 Posted 14 May, 2018 Well, didn’t see that coming. Still second bottom but a draw with Vince double ton, Amla ton and Rilee hitting some runs at last, a whole lot better than what looked a heavy defeat. Leach’s thumb probably helped us, but not England. They were hopeless on Saturday, couldn’t see anything other than a defeat.
lickierambert Posted 15 May, 2018 Posted 15 May, 2018 Vince not picked by England so looks like we'll have him for the whole season after all
Snopper Posted 15 May, 2018 Posted 15 May, 2018 That might be a bonus for the county but I think he`s hard done by.
Halo Stickman Posted 15 May, 2018 Posted 15 May, 2018 Vince the second highest scorer in Division One this season: OUT. Butler raking in the money from the Indian Biff Bash: IN. What a slap in the face for the English County Championship.
LeBizzier69 Posted 16 May, 2018 Posted 16 May, 2018 Vince has had 2 good chances to stake a claim for England - he didn't really deserve to go on the Ashes tour. There are clearly (and evidently) doubts over his international calibre, so I can understand the thinking. Bit more consistency throughout the season and he might get another crack at it.
Nellie Posted 16 May, 2018 Posted 16 May, 2018 Which is great for Hampshire. The only bit I have a problem with, is telling the players to go back to the counties and they’ll be selected on early season form, then completely ignoring that to pick an out of form Stoneman, Bess and a specialist number seven who doesn’t really play four day cricket anymore. Makes you wonder why anybody bothers with the county championship.
Picard Posted 16 May, 2018 Posted 16 May, 2018 Probably put a black line through his name after his two 5's against Notts.
Give it to Ron Posted 17 May, 2018 Posted 17 May, 2018 2 signings today announced at 4 apparently - Boom Boom??
Give it to Ron Posted 17 May, 2018 Posted 17 May, 2018 (edited) Colin Munro and Rahman look good signings for T20 During the series against West Indies, Munro moved up to open in the limited overs formats. On 3 January 2018, during the series against the West Indies, he became the first player to score three centuries in T20I cricket.[11][12] With this feat, he became the no.1 T20I batsman in the world, Edited 17 May, 2018 by Give it to Ron
Halo Stickman Posted 20 May, 2018 Posted 20 May, 2018 Well, at 133/6 needing 251, I thought our chances of winning our opening 50 over match were looking slim, but hats off to our lower order especially Berg and McManus. It would be nice to follow that victory with home wins against Surrey and Essex this week. I see the Surrey match (Mon 2pm) is on Sky.
Window Cleaner Posted 21 May, 2018 Author Posted 21 May, 2018 Looks like it's going to be a difficult run chase (unless it gets rained off). Bowlers got roundly smashed most of the time and 263 from 44 overs looks like a major ask.
Window Cleaner Posted 22 May, 2018 Author Posted 22 May, 2018 Piece of p1ss this, Rossouw is flying Bit of a wobble at the end but all in all a good result.
Window Cleaner Posted 23 May, 2018 Author Posted 23 May, 2018 Bowling line up lacking Edwards,Topley and Abbott today. Wheal and Wood opening the bowling. Mind you Edwards and Topley went for a fair few runs on monday so it may not make much diifference.
stevegrant Posted 23 May, 2018 Posted 23 May, 2018 How the **** does Chris Wood still have a contract, especially considering his knees are made of balsa wood? Just dreadful these days
Window Cleaner Posted 23 May, 2018 Author Posted 23 May, 2018 How the **** does Chris Wood still have a contract, especially considering his knees are made of balsa wood? Just dreadful these days Guess we're short of back-up bowlers. I see that Wheater is digging in and hitting out yet again. Have we ever got him out cheaply since he defected to Essex?
stevegrant Posted 23 May, 2018 Posted 23 May, 2018 Guess we're short of back-up bowlers. Have they confirmed that Edwards and/or Topley are injured/knackered? Seems strange to make those changes if they're available - both are clearly absolutely light years ahead of Wood. Wheal's OK, I think, although suspect he might be better suited to the 4-day game. I see that Wheater is digging in and hitting out yet again. Have we ever got him out cheaply since he defected to Essex? Finding it difficult to look up his record now that Cricket Archive has gone behind a paywall
Window Cleaner Posted 23 May, 2018 Author Posted 23 May, 2018 (edited) Have they confirmed that Edwards and/or Topley are injured/knackered? Seems strange to make those changes if they're available - both are clearly absolutely light years ahead of Wood. Wheal's OK, I think, although suspect he might be better suited to the 4-day game. Finding it difficult to look up his record now that Cricket Archive has gone behind a paywall Never mind it was a rhetorical question anyway. Pîssed off with him taking us to the cleaners every bloody time we play them. Now 66 not out from a total of 120ish from 20 overs. Looking at the openers we have, you have to think we got this one totally wrong. Edited 23 May, 2018 by Window Cleaner
stevegrant Posted 23 May, 2018 Posted 23 May, 2018 Gone for 70. Keep them below 300ish and it's a doable chase in daylight, I reckon.
Window Cleaner Posted 23 May, 2018 Author Posted 23 May, 2018 Gone for 70. Keep them below 300ish and it's a doable chase in daylight, I reckon. If our top order doesn't panic. Still Amla and Rossouw are in fair nick and may well give us a good start.
stevegrant Posted 23 May, 2018 Posted 23 May, 2018 If our top order doesn't panic. Still Amla and Rossouw are in fair nick and may well give us a good start. I like our batting lineup in this format, Amla can play the big, quick-scoring innings but will generally leave that to his partner, and Rossouw and Vince are more than capable of taking the game away from the opposition in the space of 5-10 overs.
Window Cleaner Posted 23 May, 2018 Author Posted 23 May, 2018 Hah Bopara in now, he's another bugger who's got a few handy scores against us from time to time.
Window Cleaner Posted 23 May, 2018 Author Posted 23 May, 2018 Ironically Wood is the least expensive of our bowlers so far. Gone for just 45 off 9 overs.
lickierambert Posted 23 May, 2018 Posted 23 May, 2018 Genuinely can't remember the last time we beat Essex
Window Cleaner Posted 23 May, 2018 Author Posted 23 May, 2018 Genuinely can't remember the last time we beat Essex True. Bit of a bogey team for us with Wheater and Bopara always turning in decent performances against us.
stevegrant Posted 23 May, 2018 Posted 23 May, 2018 A surprisingly comfortable chase. Top of the league
Halo Stickman Posted 23 May, 2018 Posted 23 May, 2018 Had one of my rare days-out at the cricket today; that was a very good seven hours worth of entertainment for £11 ... plus of course the money I spent on a couple of chicken burgers and several pints of beer.
Lets B Avenue Posted 23 May, 2018 Posted 23 May, 2018 Never mind it was a rhetorical question anyway. Pîssed off with him taking us to the cleaners every bloody time we play them. Now 66 not out from a total of 120ish from 20 overs. Looking at the openers we have, you have to think we got this one totally wrong. The "Alpine Saint of Cricket" strikes again.
Window Cleaner Posted 24 May, 2018 Author Posted 24 May, 2018 The "Alpine Saint of Cricket" strikes again. Ah flute, really that bad eh !!
Lets B Avenue Posted 25 May, 2018 Posted 25 May, 2018 Match abandoned at Bristol. Wet outfield. 1 point each.
Window Cleaner Posted 25 May, 2018 Author Posted 25 May, 2018 Match abandoned at Bristol. Wet outfield. 1 point each. Handy point, keeps us top..
saintsdan Posted 25 May, 2018 Posted 25 May, 2018 Have they confirmed that Edwards and/or Topley are injured/knackered? Seems strange to make those changes if they're available - both are clearly absolutely light years ahead of Wood. Wheal's OK, I think, although suspect he might be better suited to the 4-day game. Finding it difficult to look up his record now that Cricket Archive has gone behind a paywall Steve, try using Cricinfo. Their stats section is pretty good as well
whelk Posted 27 May, 2018 Posted 27 May, 2018 Wtf happened there? Needing 6 off last 2 overs with six wickets remaining and lose by 1 run. Incredible
Dark Munster Posted 27 May, 2018 Posted 27 May, 2018 Wtf happened there? Needing 6 off last 2 overs with six wickets remaining and lose by 1 run. Incredible Just caught the solent commentary for the last few overs. The pair were waffling on with boring crap, ignoring the game in progress (assuming it was all over), and then woke up with a couple of balls left to realise that there was an actual match going on.
Pilchards Posted 27 May, 2018 Posted 27 May, 2018 Very strange ending indeed. Ex Kent player scoring run a ball for his century and then 4 plod dot balls in the last over before running a single to a new batsman. Cricket is such an easy game to fix!
Weston Saint Posted 27 May, 2018 Posted 27 May, 2018 I was there. Incredible bowling for the last 3 overs. Almost 3 overs of Yorkers. Well done to the Kent bowlers. Weatherly was devastated but not his fault. Our bowling in the later overs was very poor
Halo Stickman Posted 27 May, 2018 Posted 27 May, 2018 6 runs needed with 13 balls remaining; one batsman on 103, the other on 56; and we manage to lose. Can't think of a more disappointing Hampshire finish ever, tbh; although, as Weston says, credit to the Kent bowlers. The phrase 'p issing on their parade' couldn't be more apt for poor young Weatherly and Taylor. Hopefully this won't have an adverse effect on their development; both have done well recently.
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