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Off Topic => Sports Arena => Topic started by: Villan For Life on January 22, 2019, 11:22:23 AM
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Time to start this one then!
The home red ball game against Essex in July has to be played away from Edgbaston, it's being played at New Road.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/46959139
I thought they might use Portland Road or Stratford so this is an interesting devlopment. It starts on Saturday 13th July so I might have an overnight in Worcester and catch two days play.
Warwickshire have investigated the possibility of using an out ground within the county, but with Edgbaston hosting the second semi-final on Thursday 11 July and the reserve day scheduled for Friday 12 July – the Edgbaston staff will be required to be on-site throughout this period and are therefore not available to assist in the running of a first-class match at an out ground in Warwickshire.
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Seems a bit stupid that we have to lose a home game. Why have the league schedules a game at Edgbaston when it's an international game, the thick twats? And could we not just swap home games with Essex? We are playing in Chelmsford in September.
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Yeah, but we can do a terrace takeover at Wusster.
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Yeah, but we can do a terrace takeover at Wusster.
Easy tiger! You are our guests. I am looking forward to the season. Worcester will be competitive and three going up.
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Yeah, but we can do a terrace takeover at Wusster.
Easy tiger! You are our guests. I am looking forward to the season. Worcester will be competitive and three going up.
One of those promoted teams won't be Gloucestershire but at least we can showcase some talent for Warwickshire to nick.
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Paul Farbrace is the new Director of Cricket replacing Giles.
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Paul Farbrace is the new Director of Cricket replacing Giles.
Any good?
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Paul Farbrace is the new Director of Cricket replacing Giles.
Any good?
I think it’s a great appointment. Has experience of the domestic game from his time with Kent and Yorkshire and won an international trophy with Sri Lanka. A strong pedigree which should help him support Troughton.
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Paul Farbrace is the new Director of Cricket replacing Giles.
Seems a strange time for Farbrace to quit England, with Bayliss leaving after the Ashes.
Maybe he's been told he won't get or doesn't want the England job
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Paul Farbrace is the new Director of Cricket replacing Giles.
Seems a strange time for Farbrace to quit England, with Bayliss leaving after the Ashes.
Maybe he's been told he won't get or doesn't want the England job
I read something along the lines that he’d been told on the QT that he wasn’t in the running for the top job. He dressed it up as a “With Trevor Bayliss moving on it’s time for a fresh approach to red ball cricket”.
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Paul Farbrace is the new Director of Cricket replacing Giles.
Seems a strange time for Farbrace to quit England, with Bayliss leaving after the Ashes.
Maybe he's been told he won't get or doesn't want the England job
And only a few months before the World Cup as well.
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Ashton Agar joining the Bears for the T20 Blast.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/47417253
with Elliott retiring and CDG not returning I imagine there’s a chance that we might sign another overseas player for the Blast.
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Here is Bears version of the above signing. I'm Happy enough with it.
https://birminghambears.com/news/bears-sign-agar-full-vitality-blast-campaign/
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Good signing that is. Patel and Agar is a great spin attack that will slow teams down in the middle of an innings. Now, could Fairbrace have a word with Chris Gayle before he comes home?
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Chris Woakes has signed a 3 year contract extension with the Bears......few days ago.
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He's making all the right noises:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/47570703
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Seems to be a decent preseason out in Abu Dhabi or wherever it is, Beat Somerset yesterday and this morning beat the Pears by 1 run, us 316 them 315/7
Sibley got ton in the Somerset game
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Ian Bell will miss the start of the season and could be out for 3 months.
That’s a big blow particularly when you consider that we have no Trotty any more. Out batting is fragile at the best of times.
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Time for Hain Hose and Lamb to step up big time
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Looks like the Villa injury curse has transferred to Ian Bell. 3 months out! FFS!
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A good start for Craig Miles in his first game for Bears at Edgbaston v Pears 6 - 30
https://warwickshireccc.com/fixtures/first-xi/warwickshire-vs-worcester-friendly-26th-march-2019/#match-report
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A good start for Craig Miles in his first game for Bears at Edgbaston v Pears 6 - 30
https://warwickshireccc.com/fixtures/first-xi/warwickshire-vs-worcester-friendly-26th-march-2019/#match-report
I haven't gone down there today but scoreboard showing as Bears 14/4 with all 4 as retired not out 0
Strange to say the least.
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Weather permitting, I'll be at Day 2 of Gloucestershire v Derbyshire on 12th April, courtesy of a Sky VIP freebie
First professional cricket that I've seen in person since the days of 'Zed'
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Excellent 128 from Dom Sibley and 88 from Will Rhodes for the MCC against Surrey including Morne Morkel. These two are carrying on from the end of last season. They could force their way into the Test team, which is not good for the Bears, especially with Bell missing until June and Trott now retired.
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Excellent 128 from Dom Sibley and 88 from Will Rhodes for the MCC against Surrey including Morne Morkel. These two are carrying on from the end of last season. They could force their way into the Test team, which is not good for the Bears, especially with Bell missing until June and Trott now retired.
Sam Hain 138* against Worcester today
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So you score 400+ off 50 overs against Worcestershire and still lose. Short boundaries aside, does anyone know anything about a bowler called Leverock who went for 101 off just 6 overs? One for the future perhaps? :)
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Wasn’t the big Bermudan who took the flying slip catch called Leverock? Though he is probs 45-50 now so probs not him :-)
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Wasn’t the big Bermudan who took the flying slip catch called Leverock? Though he is probs 45-50 now so probs not him :-)
Related, Dwayne was the catcher and Kamau is his nephew with expensive bowling figures.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/364148.html
Presumably a trialist
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Just seen that Sam Hain scored a double hundred (205) in the final 50 over warm up match of pre season. Just wonder if this is going to be the season where he really kicks on.
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Just seen that Sam Hain scored a double hundred (205) in the final 50 over warm up match of pre season. Just wonder if this is going to be the season where he really kicks on.
his white ball game has been solid for a while, he averaged 106 in the 1 day cup last year. He's decent in the t20 in the root style 'nurdler' role as well and averaged 33 which is decent for that job with a couple of big hitters around him.
It's red ball where he needs to kick on, after 4 centuries in his debut season he's only got another 4 in the following 3, he really needs to address that.
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What's our likely 11 for the first CC match next week then? I've not paid much attention to pre-season. Batting looks light without Bell.
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What's our likely 11 for the first CC match next week then? I've not paid much attention to pre-season. Batting looks light without Bell.
The openers hit form at the end of last season so hopefully Rhodes and Sibley will carry that form into the new season. They did OK playing for the MCC in the annual match against the champion county.
Bell is a loss particularly as Trotty retired last year so we need Hain to step up in red ball cricket. His form in white ball cricket has been immense over recent seasons, as was commented on the previous page, he has stagnated in red ball cricket though.
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https://warwickshireccc.com/news/bears-skipper-patel-signs-contract-extension-for-2020-season/?dm_i=1AFS,67ZP7,8II51G,OIGJS,1
Jeets signs a one year extension to his contract.
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Kent won toss and batting.
Team:
Rhodes, Sibley, Banks, Hain, Hose, Ambrose, Patel, Miles, Milne, Brookes & Sidebottom.
5- 0 first over
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86/1
Dickson Ct Banks b Sidebottom 31
Crawley 46*
Renshaw in
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174/2 50.5
Renshaw Ct Ambrose b Miles
Zac Crawley 94*
Bell Drummond 0*
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204/4 58.2
Bell-Drummond Ct Ambrose b Brookes 6
Crawley Ct Ambrose b Patel 108
Kuhn 1*
Robinson 0*
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Tea was 229/4 64
Back out now 233/4
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A long day in the field PGW, is there any particular reason for that, pitch, poor bowling etc?
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A long day in the field PGW, is there any particular reason for that, pitch, poor bowling etc?
Basically a decent pitch both teams going with a spinner, Bears obviously would as our captain, bowling and batting been fine,
Bears (Sibley) dropped a slip catch.
339/5 /89
Kuhn LBW Miles 72
Robinson 51
Stevens 9
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Close
367/5
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I've only watched a little bit from the website footage but, for me, it looked as if Miles is a bit raw. We also had another quick (Milnes was it) who bowled very few overs, was he carrying a knock?
Having Woakes and Stone both missing is a blow to the attack.
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Good, solid start to the game for the Pears. Two centurions in Rutherford and Mitchell. 348 for 4. Nicely done.
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Not a good start for the Bears. Not sure it was wise to let Barker and Wright go? I thought Chris Woakes was available for the first couple of County Championship games? Not good either that Ian Bell and Olly Stone are both out.
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Not a good start for the Bears. Not sure it was wise to let Barker and Wright go? I thought Chris Woakes was available for the first couple of County Championship games? Not good either that Ian Bell and Olly Stone are both out.
Baker and Wright chose to leave, new contracts were offered to them and they both turned them down, favouring to take longer contracts elsewhere. The club has replaced them but let's give them both time to settle in. Every club has injured players regardless of the sport, Brookes is back and we didn't bowl badly yesterday. A couple of dropped catches cost us and we didn't assert ourselves when they were 200-odd for 5.
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I've only watched a little bit from the website footage but, for me, it looked as if Miles is a bit raw. We also had another quick (Milnes was it) who bowled very few overs, was he carrying a knock?
Having Woakes and Stone both missing is a blow to the attack.
We released Tom Milnes back in 2015??? gone on to do quite well wherever he went, he has obviously impressed powers that be and is back here on trial.
Miles will prove to be a good signing as will hopefully Norwell who is suffering along with Stone & CW on the treatment table.
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382/6 99.3
Stevens LBW Brookes 23
Robinson 68
Podmore in
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403/7 104.2
Podmore LBW Sidebottom 6
Robinson 81*
Matt Milnes in
A little earlier Sibley spilled his 3rd chance in the slips, Podmore when on 1
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403/7 104.2
Podmore LBW Sidebottom 6
Robinson 81*
Matt Milnes in
A little earlier Sibley spilled his 3rd chance in the slips, Podmore when on 1
I'm not defending Sibley but I imagine that slip fielding on a cold day is a thankless task. He should still have caught them though!
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403/7 104.2
Podmore LBW Sidebottom 6
Robinson 81*
Matt Milnes in
A little earlier Sibley spilled his 3rd chance in the slips, Podmore when on 1
I'm not defending Sibley but I imagine that slip fielding on a cold day is a thankless task. He should still have caught them though!
Yes i think a thankless task in these conditions.
All 3 of the slips have hands in pockets up to stage of bowler half way into run up.
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403/7 104.2
Podmore LBW Sidebottom 6
Robinson 81*
Matt Milnes in
A little earlier Sibley spilled his 3rd chance in the slips, Podmore when on 1
I'm not defending Sibley but I imagine that slip fielding on a cold day is a thankless task. He should still have caught them though!
Yes i think a thankless task in these conditions.
All 3 of the slips have hands in pockets up to stage of bowler half way into run up.
I know a guy who worked with a kickstarter a few years back to develop hoodies with a small heating element in them (he's just a marketing guy who set stuff up). They contacted a few sports organisations about developing versions of the tech for the sports (for sports where there's a fair amount of standing around outside) and the ICC was one of them. ONE idea was to have cricket whites with heating elements on the knees/thighs (insulated from inside) so the close catchers could rest their hands on them and avoid cold fingers to improve catching in cold conditions, apparently they refused to even discuss it.
I know that's not relevant but I always think about it when I watch county cricket at this time of year and see fielders with their hands in their pockets.
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403/7 104.2
Podmore LBW Sidebottom 6
Robinson 81*
Matt Milnes in
A little earlier Sibley spilled his 3rd chance in the slips, Podmore when on 1
I'm not defending Sibley but I imagine that slip fielding on a cold day is a thankless task. He should still have caught them though!
Yes i think a thankless task in these conditions.
All 3 of the slips have hands in pockets up to stage of bowler half way into run up.
I know a guy who worked with a kickstarter a few years back to develop hoodies with a small heating element in them (he's just a marketing guy who set stuff up). They contacted a few sports organisations about developing versions of the tech for the sports (for sports where there's a fair amount of standing around outside) and the ICC was one of them. ONE idea was to have cricket whites with heating elements on the knees/thighs (insulated from inside) so the close catchers could rest their hands on them and avoid cold fingers to improve catching in cold conditions, apparently they refused to even discuss it.
I know that's not relevant but I always think about it when I watch county cricket at this time of year and see fielders with their hands in their pockets.
Perhaps he should have contacted the ECB rather than the ICC, the problem is probably unique to this country.
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403/7 104.2
Podmore LBW Sidebottom 6
Robinson 81*
Matt Milnes in
A little earlier Sibley spilled his 3rd chance in the slips, Podmore when on 1
I'm not defending Sibley but I imagine that slip fielding on a cold day is a thankless task. He should still have caught them though!
Yes i think a thankless task in these conditions.
All 3 of the slips have hands in pockets up to stage of bowler half way into run up.
I know a guy who worked with a kickstarter a few years back to develop hoodies with a small heating element in them (he's just a marketing guy who set stuff up). They contacted a few sports organisations about developing versions of the tech for the sports (for sports where there's a fair amount of standing around outside) and the ICC was one of them. ONE idea was to have cricket whites with heating elements on the knees/thighs (insulated from inside) so the close catchers could rest their hands on them and avoid cold fingers to improve catching in cold conditions, apparently they refused to even discuss it.
I know that's not relevant but I always think about it when I watch county cricket at this time of year and see fielders with their hands in their pockets.
Perhaps he should have contacted the ECB rather than the ICC, the problem is probably unique to this country.
I don't think he had much to do with it, he's an Australian guy who did some work for us during the ashes and he mentioned it as a bit of a cricket anecdote but I think his part was just a few weeks of setting up websites, etc.
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504/9 dec
Bears 39/2
Rhodes and Banks gone
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Not a good start to the first innings! I'm surprised Lamb wasn't included? Or is he injured? So many players missing already!
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Not a good start to the first innings! I'm surprised Lamb wasn't included? Or is he injured? So many players missing already!
just a case of preferring Banks
102/3 44
Sibley 47*
Hose 10*
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I had a great morning at Glos v Derby but left at lunch as I’m just getting over a chest infection and it was a tad chilly in Bristol.
Hopefully I’ll get back over there again this season
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Brilliant 8th wicket stand of 107 so far from Tim Ambrose (89 not out) and Henry Brookes, 55 not out!
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140 stand now! Ambrose 103 n.o. Brookes 74 n.o.
Come on Henry, 100 beckons! What a talent he is!
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Poor defeat in the end. We really miss Bell Stone and Woakes. Not at all convinced by some of the batters, Milnes, Sidebottom or Miles at this level. Worrying already.
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Poor defeat in the end. We really miss Bell Stone and Woakes. Not at all convinced by some of the batters, Milnes, Sidebottom or Miles at this level. Worrying already.
Taking it to the last hour when we were 121-7 following on suggests that there are some positives to be taken from the defeat. However I think it will be a struggle in red ball cricket this year so it’s fortunate that only one side is relegated this season.
It’s too early to mention the R word (although I just did) but in a division of just 8 teams means that a couple of poor results could be difficult to recover from.
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Poor defeat in the end. We really miss Bell Stone and Woakes. Not at all convinced by some of the batters, Milnes, Sidebottom or Miles at this level. Worrying already.
Agree with that Richard, and think it will be a real struggle without the three you mention above.
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The bottom line is the team doesn't look as strong as last season and we're playing in a higher League. My gut feeling is the batting isn't strong enough. Desperately need Bell fit, but that won't be until June. Woakes never seems to be fit for us - I think he missed the start of last year's campaign through injury?
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Injury update from Troughton:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/47949535
Grim reading
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Bears 246/6 after 47 overs against Yorkshire. Ambrose doing well. Why is talented all rounder Henry Brookes batting at number 11? Some strange decisions....
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Doesn’t look like a great fielding attempt from Warwickshire but hopefully we can get a good start and chase them down. COYB
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Shocker against Northants today. A mighty thrashing. Where was Woakes? This season is going to be a long one....
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Woakes was pulled out by the ECB. Going to be a really difficult year for what looks a very young team with too many injuries already.
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Woakes was pulled out by the ECB. Going to be a really difficult year for what looks a very young team with too many injuries already.
There’s an agreement between the ECB and the Bears that means Woakes can’t play in successive white ball matches. His knee injury must be significantly worse than we realise and given that he’s been one of the most consistent white ball bowlers in recent years I can appreciate why they are managing his workload ahead of the World Cup.
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Giles decision to leave wasn't great timing. Letting Barker and Wright go was a big mistake, especially Barker. We should've given him the extra year on his contract. Obviously injuries and Trott's retirement haven't helped. Team is going backwards after a very good season last year.
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Whenever ambrose has to bat at four, it's a worry.
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Live Stream of the RLC game against Notts Outlaws:
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Fucking Hell. We are getting hammered in every game.
Who can we sack?
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Fucking Hell. We are getting hammered in every game.
Who can we sack?
It’s going to be a season of consolidation in all forms of cricket but I do fear that we will get relegated in the county championship.
Injuries continue to mount up too, Hose is the latest casualty
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A terrible start to the season. Bottom of both tables! Injuries have really affected the team which is relying on too many youngsters, but poor decision making from the management in terms of experience - especially releasing Keith Barker too early.
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Disappointed with Giles to be honest - didn't Lancs release him so he could join the Bears and be closer to his family? Surely the England role will take him much further afield, ie. Overseas??
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Disappointed with Giles to be honest - didn't Lancs release him so he could join the Bears and be closer to his family? Surely the England role will take him much further afield, ie. Overseas??
Why wouldn’t he go for one of the top jobs in English cricket? He had a sense of unfinished business with England.
When he came back to the Bears he inherited a squad from Dougie Brown that was too big and too old. He was part way through his rebuilding plan when the England job came up, now that wasn’t the best timing for the Bears but I can see why he took the England job.
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Disappointed with Giles to be honest - didn't Lancs release him so he could join the Bears and be closer to his family? Surely the England role will take him much further afield, ie. Overseas??
Why wouldn’t he go for one of the top jobs in English cricket? He had a sense of unfinished business with England.
When he came back to the Bears he inherited a squad from Dougie Brown that was too big and too old. He was part way through his rebuilding plan when the England job came up, now that wasn’t the best timing for the Bears but I can see why he took the England job.
Yes, but the reason he wanted the move back to the Midlands was for family reasons?
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Disappointed with Giles to be honest - didn't Lancs release him so he could join the Bears and be closer to his family? Surely the England role will take him much further afield, ie. Overseas??
Why wouldn’t he go for one of the top jobs in English cricket? He had a sense of unfinished business with England.
When he came back to the Bears he inherited a squad from Dougie Brown that was too big and too old. He was part way through his rebuilding plan when the England job came up, now that wasn’t the best timing for the Bears but I can see why he took the England job.
Yes, but the reason he wanted the move back to the Midlands was for family reasons?
It was more the lure of a completely new role at Edgbaston as director of cricket, he wasn’t coach. However as his family still live in the area I’m sure that was also a factor.
As a professional cricketer, then coach, then director of cricket I’m sure he’s used to living out of a suitcase anyway.
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A terrible start to the season. Bottom of both tables! Injuries have really affected the team which is relying on too many youngsters, but poor decision making from the management in terms of experience - especially releasing Keith Barker too early.
Looks like it is going to be a very long season at this rate. The line up looks pretty weak without Bell, Woakes and Stone, and the recruitment in the close season doesn't look to have been near the standard required so far.
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A terrible start to the season. Bottom of both tables! Injuries have really affected the team which is relying on too many youngsters, but poor decision making from the management in terms of experience - especially releasing Keith Barker too early.
the recruitment in the close season doesn't look to have been near the standard required so far.
That's a bit harsh considering Norwell hasn't played yet and Miles has appeared twice!
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No bad feeling towards Giles at all. He was offered the top job and he took it. It's up to those still at the club to do a good job. This season was always going to be tricky: transition from Div 2 to Div 1; transition from Giles to Farbrace; transition from older squad to much younger squad; loss of several senior players.
Having said that I wasn't expecting it to be quite this bad quite this quickly.
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I got an email from Gloucestershire a few weeks ago telling me about the exciting signing of an international star. It was some fucker who plays for Scotland.
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I got an email from Gloucestershire a few weeks ago telling me about the exciting signing of an international star. It was some fucker who plays for Scotland.
That's what Clubcall used to be like, back in the day.
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Lost toss this morning and have been put in.
I haven't gone down with threat of rain resorting to watching at home
112/2 25.3
https://warwickshireccc.com/fixtures/first-xi/warwickshire-vs-durham-26th-april-2019/
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Shite again.
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244/8
50
3 x 50's but no-one going on to make the difference.
All to do.
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Another heavy defeat. Team is awful.
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Keith Barker not even featuring for Hampshire??
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Keith Barker not even featuring for Hampshire??
He wasn’t an automatic pick for the Bears in white ball cricket, so it’s hardly surprising that Hampshire haven’t selected him.
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I fear it is going to be an inclement season.
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Missed most of this, and all of the Villa game, at a christening. But seems like we are looking a lot more like it. COYB.
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A brilliant 161 not out by Sam Hain vs Worcs! A good confidence boosting victory for the Bears! Some good news at last!
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Bears eliminated from the Royal London Cup after being defeated by "mighty" Derbyshire! Injured players need to return asap.
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Although as they say, a dead rubber against Lancashire today, we chased down a challenging target and up against James Anderson to boot.
Some of these youngsters are stepping up: Alex Thomson, Banks and Mellor all made good contributions. Excellent knock from Sam Hain.
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So it looks like Bell, Stone, Hose, Norwell, Thomason, Lamb, Ambrose and now Sam Hain are out injured (Hain batted with Rhodes as his runner last night).
Have I missed anyone??
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Bob Willis and Anton Ferreira.
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So it looks like Bell, Stone, Hose, Norwell, Thomason, Lamb, Ambrose and now Sam Hain are out injured (Hain batted with Rhodes as his runner last night).
Have I missed anyone??
Henry Brookes missed the game against Lancashire due to discomfort in his back. As he missed half of last season with a stress fracture let’s hope it’s not a recurrence otherwise he’s another name on your list.
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That's worrying for Brookes, a seriously promising talent. I hope it's not too bad. We need him and Olly Stone back asap...
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Hain is in the squad for today’s game at Leicester
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Hain is in the squad for today’s game at Leicester
Hain is not playing today - I assume another injury to a batsman in good form! Yates in - another youngster? Woakes also not playing.
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Hain is in the squad for today’s game at Leicester
Didn't make the team unfortunately.
Leics got a very decent 340 all out and Bears are 161/3 after 29 in the chase. Pollock had an electric start before they dragged his rate down but still made a valuable 57 at the top. Sibley and Rhodes got starts but didn't move on so it's currently:
Yates 48*
Banks 12*
Rate is a touch over 8 now so they need to speed it up a touch soon.
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Yates run out for 66 - tried to get a 2nd run and the bowler was right in his running line so he couldn't make his ground, from the commentary it wasn't intentional but I think he'll be pretty upset about that one.
185/4 (32/50)
Banks 15*
Thomson 2*
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Bears have fallen apart unfortunately.
232/7 with 10 and a bit overs left.
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With Woakes and Hain out, I make that about 9 players injured/ unavailable. Shocking injury list.
Having said that, Yates did very well - an unfortunate run-out. Thomson looks a real prospect.
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Good start to the season for the Pears. Solid enough looking enough line up.
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Good start to the season for the Pears. Solid enough looking enough line up.
Batting line up still looks thin but recruitment of both overseas thus far has been top notch :-)
Dolly must be close to being taken out of firing line, walking wicket
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Good start to the season for the Pears. Solid enough looking enough line up.
Batting line up still looks thin but recruitment of both overseas thus far has been top notch :-)
Dolly must be close to being taken out of firing line, walking wicket
He wouldn't get in my best 11 Gareth. Great to have Wessels, Ferguson, Fell, Cox, Mitchell in the batting line up. Be even better with Moeen in there. I hope Tongue comes of age this season too. Capable of bowling very quickly.
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Hants 60/2 against the Bears. Live stream:
https://warwickshireccc.com/fixtures/first-xi/warwickshire-vs-hampshire-14th-may-2019/
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133/4 now, their #3 is sticking around a bit, I reckon if they can see him off this could be a good day for us. Not following properly though so not sure how it's going.
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We've let them off the hook, here.
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It's hard when all the work is falling on 2 bowlers. Brookes is finding his way back but he'll get there, I'm really unsure of Miles from what I've seen. Thomson getting a few more overs would've been good but I guess he had a problem.
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Mlies hasn't impressed so far. Jeets did really well with six wickets.
I see Sidebottom is injured as well! Also Hain is out with a knee problem. Norwell hasn't bowled a single ball this season - pec strain??) Olly and Bell still out. I think Thomason and Lamb are injured.... the list grows by the day.
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Thomson played well against Lancs in the one dayer
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Norwell took a 5-fer for the seconds this week so he’s nearing first team action. Thomson was easily our most consistent performer in the RL. We seem to be getting through the worst of the injuries now. Lamb also played in that match and scored 77 in the first innings.
This will be a consolidating season in red ball cricket, the injuries don’t help but several of our young players have gained valuable first class experience which will help us in the long term.
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Dom Sibley has reached his ton, that’s 6 centuries in 6 successive first class matches.
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Norwell took a 5-fer for the seconds this week so he’s nearing first team action. Thomson was easily our most consistent performer in the RL. We seem to be getting through the worst of the injuries now. Lamb also played in that match and scored 77 in the first innings.
This will be a consolidating season in red ball cricket, the injuries don’t help but several of our young players have gained valuable first class experience which will help us in the long term.
Hopefully when we have a full squad we'll be able to pick up a few wins because as much as getting experience is helpful we can't be resigned to a relegation battle halfway through the 2nd match of the summer and having a couple of the youngsters properly step up and show they're at the level we want would be a massive positive, especially with Bell and Jeets both nearing the end of their careers.
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Bears 1st innings coming to an end now, 231/9 Sibley still there with OHD. If we can we should try to push for 250 for the bonus point, I think I'd encourage Sibley to have a bit of a flash.
Both innings have been pretty similar but where they showed a bit of resistance with Donald who stuck with Alsop we've not had anyone lower down who's been able to hang in. Also think that Sibley could've done more to protect the strike at times, particularly with OHD who's faced more deliveries than you'd want in this partnership.
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Sibley has made history with this innings first Bear to score a century in 6 consecutive first class matches 5 for us plus one for MCC
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Norwell took a 5-fer for the seconds this week so he’s nearing first team action. Thomson was easily our most consistent performer in the RL. We seem to be getting through the worst of the injuries now. Lamb also played in that match and scored 77 in the first innings.
This will be a consolidating season in red ball cricket, the injuries don’t help but several of our young players have gained valuable first class experience which will help us in the long term.
Hopefully when we have a full squad we'll be able to pick up a few wins because as much as getting experience is helpful we can't be resigned to a relegation battle halfway through the 2nd match of the summer and having a couple of the youngsters properly step up and show they're at the level we want would be a massive positive, especially with Bell and Jeets both nearing the end of their careers.
I understand there was a need to remodel the squad and bring in younger players, but without Bell, Stone and Woakes, it looks a very average team to be totally honest. Barker and Trott in particular don't seem to have been replaced with players anywhere near the same kind of quality.
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Good performance today by the Pears, hopefully knock off the 81 in the morning
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Another defeat looming for the Bears. As bad a start to the season as there could be. Hopefully in June the likes of Bell, Stone, Hain, Sidebottom, Thomason and Norwell returning will see an upturn in form.
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69/6. Hose and Miles aren't impressing at all. The Management need to look into their recruitment policy.
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Fucking dreadful.
Withdraw from the league and try to win the Minor Counties.
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They seem to have adopted the Steve Bruce mentality with player recruitment. You know, leave yourself short in key areas!
No adequate batting replacement for Trott. Letting Barker go was fucking stupid - he's not that old at 32! Miles as a replacement?
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Bring Back Barker.
And Asif Din, while we are at it. He might be about sixty but he can't do much worse.
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Barker took wickets today! That hurts....
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Barker took wickets today! That hurts....
What hurts more is that he was our only genuine swing bowler, which you need at Edgbaston where the pitches offer very little movement off the seam. Chris Wright, and Chris Woakes before he increased his pace had some proficiency in this technique, but now, nothing.
Injured players returning will not address this problem. A long season in prospect.
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After you have just been thrashed by Kent and Hampshire just what you need top of the league Somerset at Taunton .Fearing the worst .
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Come on you
Beeeaa rain 🙁
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Olly Stone is playing for the seconds today, he won't bowl though. Good to see him on the road to recovery, I think we will need him soon!
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Decent start for Bears at Taunton Somerset 167/7
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209 all out with OHD getting a 5fer, 11.2-5-18-5
Over to you then batsmen!
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209 all out with OHD getting a 5fer, 11.2-5-18-5
Over to you then batsmen!
Somerset's highest run scorer was some bloke called extras with a score of 47.
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209 all out with OHD getting a 5fer, 11.2-5-18-5
Over to you then batsmen!
Batsmen failing again. Seems poor discipline as well - Rhodes run out?? Why risk running the extra in a 4 day match ? Hose failed again, our bowling: 47 extras? including 22 no balls? OHD did very well but I'll be surprised if we get 200.
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Bears currently 110-7
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209 all out with OHD getting a 5fer, 11.2-5-18-5
Over to you then batsmen!
Batsmen failing again. Seems poor discipline as well - Rhodes run out?? Why risk running the extra in a 4 day match ? Hose failed again, our bowling: 47 extras? including 22 no balls? OHD did very well but I'll be surprised if we get 200.
Half of those no balls were bowled by Henry Brookes.
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As a guess I’d say Pears won’t be going 4 days vs Lancs - at 38/7 I was happy to see 172! To get them 5 down for 88 can only hope for a session of Manchester cloud in the morning to make it a game
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Brookes was our go to bowler last year. Seems wayward, perhaps a confidence issue?
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Brookes was our go to bowler last year. Seems wayward, perhaps a confidence issue?
Could be, perhaps he's just trying too hard. This is where we will miss a seasoned pro in the bowling unit to put the proverbial arm around his shoulder.
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Bears already lost 2 wickets and we have only faced 1.5 overs . No fight
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Somerset are 83-7 in their second innings, a lead of 157. Liam Norwell has 6-27.
Now with a bit of application from the batsmen who knows what could happen? Oh wait this is the Bears.... BUT COYB!
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239 required are 26/2 at Tea
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65/4 now
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89/6
Ridiculous run out sees the end of AMBROSE
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98/6
Hain 38*
The highest score of the match!!!!
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Ambrose run out at a crucial time! Why risk it?? 2 full days left. As I said before lack of discipline. All the good work by Norwell has been undone. 2 run outs in this match! We're not playing white ball cricket.
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Not much overtime ----managed to take game into day 3
103/6 136 more needed
Hain still there 43* along with Brookes 1*
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Sorry, but I don't see us pulling this off to win. Ambrose run out was crazy. Need Bell back, but at least a couple of weeks I think? Even then he has to get up to speed. Terrible season, injuries have been unreal.
Pleased with Norwell - even he a missed all the other games!
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The Bears batting lineup is nothing but a bunch of cowards and charlatans and has no chance of winning this game.
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As a guess I’d say Pears won’t be going 4 days vs Lancs - at 38/7 I was happy to see 172! To get them 5 down for 88 can only hope for a session of Manchester cloud in the morning to make it a game
Disappointing performance which reminded me of our division 1 performances last season with batting collapses. 120 nowhere near enough of a lead.
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As a guess I’d say Pears won’t be going 4 days vs Lancs - at 38/7 I was happy to see 172! To get them 5 down for 88 can only hope for a session of Manchester cloud in the morning to make it a game
Disappointing performance which reminded me of our division 1 performances last season with batting collapses. 120 nowhere near enough of a lead.
Absolutely, definitely missed a trick not recruiting an opener in winter, Fell is a 4/5 not an opener. Hopefully by next game Ferguson will be back firing
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An encouraging last wicket stand by Hain and OHD. Pity some of the other batsmen can't do likewise. This could be a kickstart for Sam. Hopefully once Bell and Olly Stone are back plus start with Matt Lamb things will get better.
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Farbrace has had enough:
http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26799514/david-willey-liam-dawson-warwickshire-sights-paul-farbrace-looks-lift-club
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Sounds promising. Our position isn't terminal, especially with only one team down this year, but we need to move quickly to lift the malaise.
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Michael Burgess has signed for the Bears from 1st June.
https://warwickshireccc.com/news/bears-sign-wicket-keeper-batsman-burgess-on-two-year-contract/
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Michael Burgess has signed for the Bears from 1st June.
https://warwickshireccc.com/news/bears-sign-wicket-keeper-batsman-burgess-on-two-year-contract/
Sounds more of a white ball signing?
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Michael Burgess has signed for the Bears from 1st June.
https://warwickshireccc.com/news/bears-sign-wicket-keeper-batsman-burgess-on-two-year-contract/
Sounds more of a white ball signing?
I thought that at first but then I read the article on BBC Sport which suggests that he will play all formats.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/48398101
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There are some great pics on social media of Ian Bell showing SJM around Edgbaston.
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My Missus met McGinn today, as she works at Edgbaston. She told him that he'd better win on Monday!
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I have another freebie to Gloucestershire today against Lancs. This match has been switched to 'Nam because of the WC games at Bristol.
I work a 15 min walk from the College, so wandered over just before 11 only to find out that some numpty had left part of the wicket uncovered during last night's storm and it's got very wet bang on a length.
Inspections will be carried out during the day but it doesn't sound hopeful.
Therefore I'm back in the office
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Currently brilliant sunshine here in 'Nam and they've just abandoned play for the day
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A good day for the Bears so far with Surrey 187-8 still 106 behind. #COYB
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Surrey 188 all out.
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Bears 26-0 at stumps, lead by 131.
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Yes, good to see the Bears on top at last. Norwell is proving to be a good signing with bat and ball.
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The weather is probably ruining our chances with only 22 overs bowled before rain took them off. Bears 76-2, a lead of 181.
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The weather is dry and the Bears are going for victory against the jazz hats from Surrey.
Surrey are 50-3 off 15.4 overs needing a further 222 to win. Patel has taken all 3 wickets, earlier Batty took 8-64 including a hat trick before Patel declared.
It will be an interesting afternoon, the Bears will be pushing for a win on a turning day 4 Edgbaston pitch. The Bears should be favourites with a draw the next likely result.
Come on you Bears!
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Surrey 88-5
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93-7, Patel has 5-30.
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93/6 now, Jeets with 5. Only seen a couple of clips on the bears facebook page but the pitch looks like a dream for a spinner, erratic bounce and loads of sideways movement.
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117-8, Patel has 7-34
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COYB, we really need this.
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A win by 130 runs.
Rikki Clarke did his best to hold us up 51*
Patel will be knackered 62 overs in match with 12 wickets
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Well done you Bears! Victory at last. Very good considering top players are still injured.
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https://warwickshireccc.com/fixtures/first-xi/warwickshire-vs-surrey-27th-may-2019/
Scorecard and video coverage of most of the wkts
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And we're off the bottom!!!
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YAAAAASSS.
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A massive win
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We seem to have turned a corner, we played well against Somerset even though we lost and dominated Surrey to score a win.
Next up at Edgbaston are Nottinghamshire and that game has the makings of a relegation decider, it’s a must win game.
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Well done lads, now a repeat v Notts please.
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Yet again for the Pears poor batting display in red ball cricket is not giving sufficient support to a very good bowling unit.
Hopefully they are scouring the loan market for an opener to give Mitchell some support
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Visiting New Road for the first time this season to watch the Bears in the Twenty20. Where is the best place to sit. Thinking in terms of view, atmosphere and, most importantly, proximity to bars.
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39 runs off 34 overs between lunch and tea at Edgbaston. Sam Hain 7 not out off 84. That'll get em through the turnstiles.
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Be still my beating heart.
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Why have we waited until AFTER the 110 overs which applies to batting bonus points has expired before finally picking up the run rate?
One batting bonus point with wickets in hand is ludicrous.
Leaves us less time to get twenty wickets, too.
No idea what the logic is.
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Good to see Adam Hose finally in the runs. Should hopefully give him confidence going forward.
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Hundred for Hose. Good effort.
Might as well declare now lads.
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We have done eventually. Hose went for 111 and we finish on 391 for 9. Notts need 242 to avoid the follow-on and avoid any realistic chance of losing.
Looks like bad light this afternoon and rain tomorrow so can't see much change of anything other than a draw.
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Ooh Notts 74 for 6, COYB.
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Ooh Notts 74 for 6, COYB.
Marvellous news!
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Some great bowling figures so far as Notts limp to 93-8.
Norwell 10-8-6-2
Patel 11-6-12-4
Fabulous stuff.
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All out and two or three wickets in their second innings by chucking out time, pretty please...
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97 all out, with Patel bowling 13.4-7-16-6
Notts are following on #COYB
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Looks like this one has got away from us.
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Notts 270-5 at tea, trail by 24. There’s a minimum of 36 overs left for us to take 5 wickets and potentially score any runs that they eke out that mean we must bat again.
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Even if we took the last two wickets in two balls we'd only have 4 or 5 overs to knock off 60 runs. Not happening.
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Match drawn
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If we'd scored a bit quicker on the first day we might have won this.
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We also lost time with the weather
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We also lost time with the weather
True, but there's nothing we can do about that. But we can do something about our scoring rate.
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The Bears seem to have turned a corner which is good to see. A win would have opened a healthy lead over Notts but as it stands the fact that only one team gets relegated this season should help us as long as we stay ahead of Notts.
Sidebottom and Stone should be back in action before the end of the month but unfortunately Ian Bell’s post surgery recovery is taking longer than anticipated and he’s seeing a specialist today.
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Fucking Hell, we don't half score bloody slowly. Chances of having enough time to win in an English "Summer" with our Boycottian tactics are just about nil.
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Bears are nicely placed ahead of day 4. Hopefully we can take the remaining wickets pretty quickly and the weather will be kind.
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56/0 chasing total of 217
https://warwickshireccc.com/fixtures/first-xi/yorkshire-vs-warwickshire-17th-june-2019/
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106/0
Rhodes just hit 26 off an over....111 more needed.
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89 more needed
Sibley 45*
Rhodes 83*
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132/1
Rhodes b Willey 83
Sibley 49*
Hain in
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Sorry Yates in
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Tea 133/1
Sibley 50*
Yates 0*
84 more from 36 overs
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On the way for a much needed win.
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181/3
Yates Ct Willey b Logan 9
Sibley Ct Patterson b Logan 81
Hain 7*
Hose 0*
36 more
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183/4
Hain Ct Tattersall b Patterson 8
Hose 0
Lamb in
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202/5
Lamb b Logan 7
Hose 13*
Ambrose in
15 needed from 15.5
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Bears trying to make it look like a close game by the looks of it but massive credit to sibley and rhodes today, by all accounts it's not been an easy pitch to play on but they dug in and both got big 50s to put us in touching distance of the win.
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We certainly do it the hard way
213/6
Hose b Logan
Ambrose 0
Miles in
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215/7
Ambrose Ct Kohler- Cad b Thompson
2 needed
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Jeets cracks 4
Win by 3 wkts 219/7
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Jeets cracks 4
Win by 3 wkts 219/7
Got a bit twitchy towards the end.
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Huge win for the Bears, particularly as Notts lost heavily. We are up to 6th now.
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Excellent considering Norwell injured his hamstring and couldn't bowl. So many injuries still. Brookes is injured as well. Surprised the club has released Thomason, I thought he looked a real prospect. Strange decision, unless something went on behind the scenes? Sussex have snapped him up.
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Excellent considering Norwell injured his hamstring and couldn't bowl. So many injuries still. Brookes is injured as well. Surprised the club has released Thomason, I thought he looked a real prospect. Strange decision, unless something went on behind the scenes? Sussex have snapped him up.
It’s probably part of the deal that brought Burgess to Edgbaston.
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Great win. It gives us a bit of breathing space.
Brookes may play for K&D this weekend, and Bell has been in the nets there this week.
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Excellent considering Norwell injured his hamstring and couldn't bowl. So many injuries still. Brookes is injured as well. Surprised the club has released Thomason, I thought he looked a real prospect. Strange decision, unless something went on behind the scenes? Sussex have snapped him up.
It’s probably part of the deal that brought Burgess to Edgbaston.
Really good decision to release Thomason - he came in at number 10 today for Sussex and proceeded to score 90 off 115 balls including 11 fours and 4 sixes!
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Excellent considering Norwell injured his hamstring and couldn't bowl. So many injuries still. Brookes is injured as well. Surprised the club has released Thomason, I thought he looked a real prospect. Strange decision, unless something went on behind the scenes? Sussex have snapped him up.
It’s probably part of the deal that brought Burgess to Edgbaston.
Really good decision to release Thomason - he came in at number 10 today for Sussex and proceeded to score 90 off 115 balls including 11 fours and 4 sixes!
I was surprised that they released him but we are doing ok without him. He never played red ball cricket for the Bears.
A loan signing and injury update:
https://warwickshireccc.com/news/bears-sign-lester-on-loan-and-injury-update/
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Thomason never got the chance at red ball cricket. That knock for Sussex showed his undoubted potential. The batting is weak apart from Rhodes and Sibley - we have the lowest batting points in the League at only 8. I think Thomason will go on to be an excellent all rounder. Crazy decision!
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Thomason never got the chance at red ball cricket. That knock for Sussex showed his undoubted potential. The batting is weak apart from Rhodes and Sibley - we have the lowest batting points in the League at only 8. I think Thomason will go on to be an excellent all rounder. Crazy decision!
Just remember that his innings was against a poor division 2 attack which is based just down the M5.....
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Great win. It gives us a bit of breathing space.
Brookes may play for K&D this weekend, and Bell has been in the nets there this week.
Brookes didn't play, Belly caught behind first ball (!) and K&D got stuffed.
On the plus side, Bell fielded and seemed steady enough on his feet.
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Is New Road going to be ready for the Pears Bears Twenty20 game?
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Another good day for the Bears at the Oval, we really seem to have turned a corner in red ball cricket.
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Another good day for the Bears at the Oval, we really seem to have turned a corner in red ball cricket.
Yes, agree - playing well with so many injuries. Down to the bare bones in the bowling department! Having to loan players now.
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Not going too well, today.
And our game against Essex, scheduled to be played at New Road, will now be played at Essex with the return game in September switched to Edgbaston. They should have just done that in the first place, but in this case it is because of the traditional Worcester floods.
It doesn't sound too likely that the Pears v Bears Twenty20 will go ahead on Friday 19th July as planned. I assume the tickets I've bought would still be honoured for Kidderminster if it ends up there? Or would it just be switched to Edgbaston? Hope not as I have booked the afternoon off in the hope of attending a new ground.
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Frustrating that the Bears couldn't capitalise in their first innings when they were in a position to build a decent lead. Looks like they are going to be chasing a pretty difficult total now.
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We need 290 to win.
Underdogs, I reckon.
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We need 290 to win.
Underdogs, I reckon.
Need a good closing session here. Very much in the balance at this point.
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Rhodes gone for 43, Bears 70/1
Good opening partnership though, got through the new ball overs and took a big chunk out of the chase. If Sibley (who is probably the form opener in the league) can dig in at one end then I'd say we're slight favourites.
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Yates went cheaply for 4 but Hain and Sibley have taken us over 100. A lot of overs left in the day still but if these 2 can get us there without any more wickets then it'll have definitely been our day. From a friend who is there the pitch has flattened out from the first day and looks decent to bat on (much to his annoyance as a Surrey fan).
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137/3
Sibley 50*
Miles in as nightwatchman
153 needed
Still playing
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Gutted that Hain couldn't see the day out, that's changed things a bit.
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Miles went early as the nightwatchman so Hose is in with Sibley
179/4
Sibley 71*
Hose 12*
The good news is Curran is only allowed to bowl 3 more overs so that a big threat they'll be losing soon. Bears need to keep ticking over, get the chase under 100 without loss. Sibley is the key, if he sticks around and gets his century then this will be pretty much done.
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We've thrown this away.
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ah shit, he had 2 overs left and instead of seeing him off we lose 2 wickets in 4 balls, Surrey on top now, we
Hose 21
Lamb 0
190/6
Sibley 73*
Ambrose 0*
and now Ambrose run out 190/7
for fuck sake, totally self-inflicted.
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Shat it.
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Last time I checked on the BBC site we were 4 down and needed 100 to win. Just been on hoping to see us making decent progress and only needing a few runs to win. Instead, saw that we have been bowled out and lost by 74 runs!!
Not been a great couple of days on the cricket front.
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Thrown away! I thought we looked favourites at 186/4. Batting is very brittle and the run out is unforgivable. Is Burgess ever going to play?
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Last time I checked on the BBC site we were 4 down and needed 100 to win. Just been on hoping to see us making decent progress and only needing a few runs to win. Instead, saw that we have been bowled out and lost by 74 runs!!
Not been a great couple of days on the cricket front.
Losing Hose and Lamb in an over and then Ambrose to a stupid run out in a 10 minute spell fucked us.
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Why risk a run out with so much time to have comfortably chased the runs down? Hain isn't scoring decisively at all. Really thought he'd kick on after so much early promise. Hose has had one decent innings. Trott and Bell have been a huge loss. No adequate back up.
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Looking at the Bears line-up today at Kent, have we got any recognised seam bowlers who aren't injured? Even Miles is missing having had a decent game against Surrey....
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It may change but having very few bowlers on a pitch that's as flat as a street means we're already playing for a draw here, there's just not enough time for us to score the runs to win the game so I'd hope we'll try to bat all day tomorrow and get as many batting points as possible. I know a pitch can be reported if too many wickets fall but does 7 wickets in 2 days of play classify as a shit pitch as well?
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It may change but having very few bowlers on a pitch that's as flat as a street means we're already playing for a draw here, there's just not enough time for us to score the runs to win the game so I'd hope we'll try to bat all day tomorrow and get as many batting points as possible. I know a pitch can be reported if too many wickets fall but does 7 wickets in 2 days of play classify as a shit pitch as well?
Pitches can rightly be reported if too flat.
Be interested to see how the Kent bowlers go on it tomorrow, The Bears injuries have meant we've got a seam attack that wouldn't look out of place in a minor counties game.
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1 wicket down this morning with Rhodes going for 109 so Bears go in at 224/1 at lunch.
Sibley has become a phenomenal player and Rhodes has stepped up in the last few matches as well after a poor start to the season. With Giles knowing them both I can see Sibley being part of the England setup soon and Rhodes could easily follow him before long.
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Agree, Sibley is some player. Surely he's better than the useless James Vince?
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up to 9 wickets for just under 900 runs now, what a spectacle this must be for the fans there.
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I imagine the ECB will take action against Kent the same day the Football League punish Small Heath for the Grealish attack.
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Agree, Sibley is some player. Surely he's better than the useless James Vince?
As of now he's onto 885 runs for the season at an average of 72.75
It's almost at the point where England would be in the wrong to not add him to the ashes squad, particularly given how poor the openers who been given chances have been for years.
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Must be an absolute road down in Kent, but there's always that bit of pressure when a side has scored so many runs in the first innings.
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Hose has gone this morning
Score progressin 434/4
Sibley onto 230
Lamb Lbw 6
434/5
3 more runs to basically ensure the draw by avoiding follow on.
Ambrose in
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I wonder what they'll do once they get those last few runs, it's clearly a draw at that point so do they have a bit of fun and just put runs on or ... ?
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I hope they just keep batting. Can't afford anymore bowlers risking injury.
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I suspect nothing much will change whilst Sibley is still going, a dead game with a batsman pushing on 250 is the right time to let them push on and score a career defining score.
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Sibley having a good season so far. Potentially could play an ashes test at some point this summer if Englands Test openers continue to struggle.
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Sibley gone for an exceptional 244.
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Feel like I'm droning on a bit now but 14 wickets in the match at tea on day 4, with no time lost, it's utterly pathetic, they should be ashamed of this pitch.
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Chasing 404 we're 62/5
Nuff said.
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Was starting to look like we might be able to eke out a draw but it's fallen apart since tea.
Really, really need Somerset to do the business against Notts.
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Notts nine down seem certain to lose. Bears have two wickets left and three overs to survive. I think.
COYB.
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And Notts have just lost 😊
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Bears draw. Over a century for the ninth wicket by Patel and Brookes. 😊
You Bears!
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Stunning rearguard batting well done Bears !!
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Dogged rearguard action from Brookes & Jeets. Excellent to force a draw which didn't look remotely possible just after lunch. When is Bell gonna be fit to return??
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Fabulous recovery from the Bears. I can’t see them going down this season, which is an achievement considering the squad is in a state of transience. The fact that only one is going down this year is a big advantage, any other season with two going down and we’d be looking nervously over our shoulders.
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Well done the Bears,i could'nt see us saving the game after Mike and Hain went .Good news that Ian Bell should be back for the game at Essex
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Hose and Hain are playing for the Lions against Australia A so will miss the Essex game. Bell played for the seconds this week so hopefully he will come in against Essex. Our batting will be a bit threadbare without him.
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A couple of decent players but I am beginning to think this is as bad a Worcestershire side that I've seen. They live for one day stuff.
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A couple of decent players but I am beginning to think this is as bad a Worcestershire side that I've seen. They live for one day stuff.
The batting has been largely appalling in 4 day game since Rutherford exited.
Bowlers have generally done pretty well but it must be dispiriting to see the abject batting displays giving no back up.
Should have definitely gone to the loan market for an opener weeks ago because Dolly was a walking wicket now Dell is following suit.
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A couple of decent players but I am beginning to think this is as bad a Worcestershire side that I've seen. They live for one day stuff.
I can see several counties taking a similar approach as the T20 Blast is a money maker. Not many counties make a profit out of red ball cricket so it's hardly surprising that they chase the white ball cash.
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A couple of decent players but I am beginning to think this is as bad a Worcestershire side that I've seen. They live for one day stuff.
The batting has been largely appalling in 4 day game since Rutherford exited.
Bowlers have generally done pretty well but it must be dispiriting to see the abject batting displays giving no back up.
Should have definitely gone to the loan market for an opener weeks ago because Dolly was a walking wicket now Dell is following suit.
Wasn't Dell supposed to be a decent player, or am I thinking of Fell? other than the odd performance from an individual here and there, the batting has been disgraceful.
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Bears going along quite nicely with Essex 171-6. Will Rhodes has figures of 6-4-6-4. Like a tennis score!
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Bears lost today at Essex. No big surprise there. What decent batsmen we've got (Sibley/Hain) were on England Lions duty! Bell still out?? Will he ever play this season?.
Fortunately Notts are shite and they lost again, so we should avoid being bottom and relegated.
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The Bears have signed Fidel Edwards on loan for the Blast. He was a wonderful bowler when he was younger so hopefully at aged 37 he will bring guile and variety.
In other news the Pears v Bears match at New Road was abandoned without a ball being bowled.
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Dont they play my lot at the weekend?
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The Bears have signed Fidel Edwards on loan for the Blast. He was a wonderful bowler when he was younger so hopefully at aged 37 he will bring guile and variety.
In other news the Pears v Bears match at New Road was abandoned without a ball being bowled.
I assume Ashton Agar is still coming? Olly Stone called up by England against Ireland along with Woakes isn't good for us. Woakes always seems to miss games for the Bears when there's a window for him to be available!
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The Bears have signed Fidel Edwards on loan for the Blast. He was a wonderful bowler when he was younger so hopefully at aged 37 he will bring guile and variety.
In other news the Pears v Bears match at New Road was abandoned without a ball being bowled.
I assume Ashton Agar is still coming? Olly Stone called up by England against Ireland along with Woakes isn't good for us. Woakes always seems to miss games for the Bears when there's a window for him to be available!
Agar is already here.
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Didn't see any cricket yesterday, but New Road was a nice ground.
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Comfortable win for the Bears in the Blast today, helps when your opening bowler takes three wickets in his first over.
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Yep, and a tidy debut from Ashton Agar too.
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Handed realised that Fidel Edwards was now a Bear!
He's 37 but still looks about as young as when he came onto the scene 15 years ago or so!
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Reminds me of Pollock's debut. 4 wickets with his first 4 balls and 5 in the over.
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Edwards is an inspired signing on loan. What a first over! Bears team looked strong today. I was there in a crowd around 11,000. Strange Hampshire let Fidel out on loan - they lost at home to Kent today in their T20 match....
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Edwards is an inspired signing on loan. What a first over! Bears team looked strong today. I was there in a crowd around 11,000. Strange Hampshire let Fidel out on loan - they lost at home to Kent today in their T20 match....
He doesn’t have a white ball contract at Hampshire
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The Bears looked strong yesterday and the crowd was great.
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The World Cup win is certainly going to benefit the county game. I overheard several people yesterday saying that it was their first ever game. That’s got to be great for all clubs and hopefully the new fans will keep attending.
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Yorkshire scored the second highest T20 score tonight v Leicestershire, 255-2
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Yorkshire scored the second highest T20 score tonight v Leicestershire, 255-2
Oh dear, we play them on my birthday
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Chris Jameson should be here commenting on Yorkie games 🙁
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Tense old finish down in Cheltenham
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Bugger
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Bears home to Derbs in the T20. Bears innings done for 205-5 Hain and Hose getting 85 and 69 respectively in a very good 3rd wicket stand followed by a great little cameo from Agar.
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Bears seem to be coasting to a routine win here, Derbs 115-6 with just 5.2 left so need nearly 18 an over now.
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Bears continuing with 3 spinners in the T20's. Good start with 2 wins and a no result from 3 games.
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Well done you Bears....!
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The Pears are going well in the Blast against Durham, Guptill and Wessels added 148 for the first wicket off 8.5 overs, that is pretty violent hitting.
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Won by 9 wickets in just over 12 overs.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/ECKO45179
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Wow. That's an absolute pasting. If Worcs had kept that up for 20 overs they'd have got 300.
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We live for the one day game, Worcestershire that is. Good win today.
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Bell out for the rest of the season!
Oh well more time for him to watch the Villa?
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We live for the one day game, Worcestershire that is. Good win today.
Isn’t that the truth - another good win tonight
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Glos have signed Shannon Gabriel for some County Championship games later in the season
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Nice to see our feeder club doing well joint second in Division Two. Hopefully a few of their players will be able to do the job at Warwickshire next season.
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As long as they're not as injury prone as the last 2 !!
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Damn, I gave up watching the Glos game last night when it looked like they'd blown it.
AJ Tye and Benny Howell tied the game with 33 off the last two overs
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/cricket/49201454
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The Pears at it again tonight.
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First day of the final KSL today. Yorkshire v Surrey on Sky. Crowd looks very sparse
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Ashton Agar is injured and misses the rest of the T20 season
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Ashton Agar has a fractured ankle and he misses the rest of the T20 season, likewise with Ian Bell now injured with a knee tendon problem. Olly Stone has had a recurrence of his back problem so he's out for the next 2 weeks and is out of contention for the Lord's Test.
Can the injury situation get any worse this season? We're now having to scramble around to get a T20 replacement for Agar.
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Ashton Agar has a fractured ankle and he misses the rest of the T20 season, likewise with Ian Bell now injured with a knee tendon problem. Olly Stone has had a recurrence of his back problem so he's out for the next 2 weeks and is out of contention for the Lord's Test.
Can the injury situation get any worse this season? We're now having to scramble around to get a T20 replacement for Agar.
That's mental.
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Bears have had a horrible season for injuries, it's actually pretty amazing that they're not bottom, if they avoid relegation this season it should be seen as a massive triumph all things considered.
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Leicester off to a flyer in the T20 v the Bears tonight.
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189-6 which will be a difficult chase for us.
Patel and Edwards both took a pasting, their combined 7 overs went for 87 and neither took a wicket.
Thankfully Brookes, Rhodes and Thomson were pretty economical.
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Bears falling apart here.
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Incredible figures for Ackermann, 4 overs bowled 7 wickets for 20 runs.
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7-18 wasn’t it? Best figures ever in Twenty20.
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What a shitshow from the Bears.
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7-18 wasnt it? Best figures ever in Twenty20.
Yes I stand corrected, incredible figures.
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Well done to him, but that was beyond pathetic from the Bears.
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Pears’ tail wagged nicely against Aus today. 120 odd for the 9th & 10th wickets
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Pears’ tail wagged nicely against Aus today. 120 odd for the 9th & 10th wickets
Might need to switch the batting order round - 1 to 6 have been completely diabolical in red ball cricket most of the season
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The Bears have signed Chris Green to replace Ashton Agar:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/49293321
No I've never heard of him either.
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Good economy rate and a decent strike rate with the bat. After the other night any reinforcements are welcome.
What we really need though is a destroyer of bowling.
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Bears are woeful and clearly don't have any money for high quality signings either
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Another walloping tonight.
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Absolute gash.
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Yes, a poor show by the Bears against Notts. Not helped by a succession of injuries meaning we can't field the same team in successive games. Just concentrate now on staying up in Division 1.
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It’s easily the worst white ball Bears team that I’ve seen. Hain and OHD aside, the rest are just going through the motions.
We are crying out for a batsman that can dominate in this format because it’s dominated by the bat. However we sign bowlers and I can’t help but think that the management of the club is jumbled up. Five Blast matches without a win is shocking for a club with such resources.
Yes the pavilion is fantastic and the old one needed replacing but it seems to have financially stretched the club to the detriment of the team on the pitch. It’s shocking when you get outplayed by sides like Leicestershire!
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There should be plenty of money after the World Cup and Ashes Test at Edgbaston coupled with T20 Finals day. Also some healthy T20 crowds this season.
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There should be plenty of money after the World Cup and Ashes Test at Edgbaston coupled with T20 Finals day. Also some healthy T20 crowds this season.
Unfortunately not.
They borrowed £20m from Birmingham council to fund the new pavilion. They’ve been repaying interest for several years but the the first capital repayment is due in 2020 so I’m sure that any profits from the test and finals day gets swallowed up in servicing the debt.
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YO0000UUUUU BEEEAAAARRRSSS!!!
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Good win against a previously unbeaten Lancs and back in with a chance of top 4 now. Finally changed the batting order and it worked well.
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As Rob Key was saying the other night, it makes such a difference if you have players scoring at 150+ which Hose did today.
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Yep, whether it's 1 player or 2-3, if you can get 60 or 70 runs at close to 200% then the rest of the team can score at 110-120% which takes away a lot of pressure.
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Good win against a previously unbeaten Lancs and back in with a chance of top 4 now. Finally changed the batting order and it worked well.
Was a good win Richard, though was looking in the balance a bit when Maxwell and Jennings were together. Still a few too many holes in that side though and can't see them progressing to the latter staged of the competition.
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Very good win by the Bears! We beat Lancs but lose to dross like Northants and Leics? Well done to Adam Hose who hit seven sixes in his knock.
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Tidy bowling performance tonight by the Pears. Looked for all the money like we would lose with Durham at 80 odd for very few.
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Olly Stone now ruled out for the rest of the season with a back problem just to add to the Bears injury woes. This season has been unreal with such an extensive injury list. I still back us to avoid relegation. Step up Henry Brookes!
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Olly Stone now ruled out for the rest of the season with a back problem just to add to the Bears injury woes. This season has been unreal with such an extensive injury list. I still back us to avoid relegation. Step up Henry Brookes!
Miles played in the week for 2's v Worcestershire so hopefully building his fitness up.
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Is Norwell fit yet?
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Got to say it again, Worcestershire, this is the worse team I think I've seen at the four day game. Won the toss, decided to bat. Crap decision, crap batting. 42 from Moeen and that's about it. Utter, cheap shit garbage.
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Good morning for Bears winning toss and batting needed a good start in the conditions first thing, which they didn't get losing Sibley 0.
Then Rhodes and Rob Yates progress to 105/1 at lunch.
Rhodes has his 50 with Yates a few short of his.
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Good morning for Bears winning toss and batting needed a good start in the conditions first thing, which they didn't get losing Sibley 0.
Then Rhodes and Rob Yates progress to 105/1 at lunch.
Rhodes has his 50 with Yates a few short of his.
Yes, a good start against a top team Any word on Norwell returning anytime soon? The guy looked very promising during the couple of games he managed to play in.
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Got to say it again, Worcestershire, this is the worse team I think I've seen at the four day game. Won the toss, decided to bat. Crap decision, crap batting. 42 from Moeen and that's about it. Utter, cheap shit garbage.
At least Moeen got a few runs, he really needed that and it'll do him the world of good.
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Good day for Warwickshire. Could really do with a win as Notts have also had a good day.
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Good day for Warwickshire. Could really do with a win as Notts have also had a good day.
Yes, we need to bowl them out for about 250 max. The Bears bowling attack is down to the bare bones but they can do it. Hopefully we get Davies early.
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na Notts have had a crap day. They were bowled out for 184 so no batting points, And Yorks are effectively 225 for 2 with 2 days left. If they bat till tea. Notts lose
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Good day all round. COYB.
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Three promotion spots this season, so looking good at the moment got Glos. Especially as they've built a big first innings lead at Derby.
Let's hope that Smith and Taylor don't suddenly decide that Chris Dent is the answer to England's opening woes
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Some very dodgy looking scores at Canterbury.
As we know, though, only Warwickshire ever get points deducted.
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Christ! Worcestershire are going to finish bottom. Role out the excuses again today after yet another shambolic batting collapse. Northants manage to get 370 on the same pitch we struggle to get to 200 on. Hopeless.
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Warks game could go either way tomorrow. Win and we would be pretty much safe.
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Disappointing second innings for the Bears. But, a 257 lead is handy on a 4th day wicket. Jeets could be key here. Middle order failed badly today.
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Some very dodgy looking scores at Canterbury.
As we know, though, only Warwickshire ever get points deducted.
I listened to some of the commentary from the Kent v Essex game. Dan Norcross and the other commentators were saying that there was nothing untoward about the pitch. They thought that two or three of the LBWs had inside edges.
Luckily Andrew Samson happened to be at the game as a spectator and came into the commentary box to run through all the records that were falling.
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Is Jeets ok? No overs from him so far?
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After taking three early wickets the Bears need to break this partnership Somerset 82-3.
Could be a close finish.
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Is Jeets ok? No overs from him so far?
Jeets is on now.
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Christ! Worcestershire are going to finish bottom. Role out the excuses again today after yet another shambolic batting collapse. Northants manage to get 370 on the same pitch we struggle to get to 200 on. Hopeless.
Batting has been shambolic in red ball for most of the summer....looks like Mo will be back for rest of summer but no good if no one else in top 6 able to hold a bat
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Getting tight at Edgbaston and I make Somerset slight favourites. At tea they need 43 runs and we need 5 wickets.
Notts have lost heavily though which is a bonus.
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Lost by 5 wickets
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Lost by 5 wickets
Yesterdays batting performance cost the Bears.
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Just not good enough and only Notts abysmal form will save us from relegation.
Possibly going against the grain here but personally I’d replace Jeets next season with a top overseas batsman.
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Main problem for the Bears this season has been an awful injury list. They've barely put the same team out for consecutive matches. I think they've done ok all things considered.
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8 wicket win for Glos. I thought that the match was heading for a draw but Derby declares and Glos made 263in 47 overs for the victory.
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Christ! Worcestershire are going to finish bottom. Role out the excuses again today after yet another shambolic batting collapse. Northants manage to get 370 on the same pitch we struggle to get to 200 on. Hopeless.
Batting has been shambolic in red ball for most of the summer....looks like Mo will be back for rest of summer but no good if no one else in top 6 able to hold a bat
Rutherford in for Ferguson for the final three games, might help a bit! Dreadful season so far.
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Main problem for the Bears this season has been an awful injury list. They've barely put the same team out for consecutive matches. I think they've done ok all things considered.
Yep, no team in this could be competitive with 5 bowlers missing in a big chunk of the games
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Bears strolling this at the moment.
Mark Wood has a really annoying voice
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T20 needs to have home and away kits
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The Pears wash out last night gives them a Blast quarter final place and means that the Bears are out.
In other county news Haseeb Hameed is being heavily linked with the Pears. Apparently his alarming loss of form is in a large part due to the influence of his father. He listens to his father more than he does his coaches. Maybe a change of scenery will help but he needs to listen to the professional coaches rather than his dad. It’s a hell of a gamble for any county that signs him though.
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Jeets mentioned that OHD pulled out late with an injury in the T20 Durham match. Will we have enough frontline seamers for the run-in ? Only Henry Brookes at the moment? Unbelievable injury list this season. Do you question the training and medical set-up?
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I think Brookes is injured too.
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Glos qualify for the quarter finals thanks to Corporal Klinger and Professor Higgins
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Went to Edgbaston tonight to see the curtain come down on a pretty dreadful white ball season. Not helped really by pictures of the 94 team splashed around everywhere!!
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I watched most of Somerset v Middlesex on TV last night.
you’d think that 226 would be a tough get but Morgan et al absolutely cruised it with three overs to spare.
Tough on Tom Abell who hit a great century for Somerset.
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In a contender for the Strange Captaincy of the Year Award, Dane Vilas choosing Liam Livingstone to bowl right-arm junk in the 19th over of Lancs v Essex was a bit bizarre.
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Will Chris Woakes be released to play in 3 vital Division 1 games for the Bears? With our injury ravaged bowling attack, we could really do with him back for the run-in.
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Notts cruising the run chase against Middlesex
76-0 off the six over power play chasing 161
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10 wicket win with three and a bit overs to spare. Utter annihilation
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When Mo is in this kind of form he’s a joy to watch.
100 off around 50 balls
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.....although he has now been dropped three times
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When Mo is in this kind of form he’s a joy to watch.
100 off around 50 balls
Yep. He bowled 4 overs for 22 too, he’s a fantastic player. England need him back on top of his game.
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Bloody Hell, that's some knock by Ali. Turned over after the Scotland game, expecting to see Worcester up against it, and they've absolutely pissed it.
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Now we need Glos to go through tomorrow. I did think about getting a ticket because I’m over Bristol way in the afternoon anyway but I’ll dash home and watch on TV
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121 off 60 balls with 8 fours and 11 sixes.
The Pears are a good T20 side but #ratherbeabearthanapear
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Brilliant from Moeen. I hope for more in the Finals day.
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Lights aren’t working at Bristol. Start delayed
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Back in April, I was at day 1 of Glos v Derby in Div 2 of the Championship. There’s a few more people in Brizzle tonight than there was on that morning.
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That was pretty rubbish from Glos. easy win for Derby
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So Ambrose, Hose and Yates are all out injured for today against title chasing Essex. Just to add to the injury list of Bell, Stone, Norwell, Sidebottom and Woakes in the England squad. Have I missed anyone?
Today's lineup will be very youth orientated!
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Big game for the Bears and our opponents Essex starting today. It's an "away" match but we are at home as it got rescheduled after the World Cup. They are battling with Somerset for the title, and the two meet last game. Surprised to see Somerset have never won it, you'd think Richards/Botham et al would have won at least one title.
Anyway, hopefully we can do them a favour this week and ease any lingering relegation fears.
Bottom-placed Notts host Kent while title contenders Somerset host Yorkshire.
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Nothing like giving a debut to young Ethan Brookes (18) and second game to Garrett, bowling to Sir A. Cook
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Is he Henry's brother?
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So Ambrose, Hose and Yates are all out injured for today against title chasing Essex. Just to add to the injury list of Bell, Stone, Norwell, Sidebottom and Woakes in the England squad. Have I missed anyone?
Today's lineup will be very youth orientated!
Miles and Panayi as well. That's 6 quicks.
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Is he Henry's brother?
Yes
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Decent but unspectacular start for Bears, 234 or 3 but has taken 85 overs to get there.
It probably makes sense to be conservative given our large points advantage of Nottinghamshire, but I do hope we can get hold of a more explosive batsman or two for next season. We need to get setting big scores and accumulating lots of bonus points if we are going to be competitive at the right end of the table next year.
Lamb and Hain have both passed fifty.
Notts dismissed Kent for 304.
Meanwhile title contenders slumped to 199 all out, failing to even get one batting point. Yorkshire are 40 for 2 in reply, so a draw looks unlikely in that one.
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Well done to the Bears! Good solid batting even if a little slow has given a good platform for tomorrow. 400+ is surely the target.
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Is he Henry's brother?
Yes
Another Knowle&Dorridge CC recruit. He's been batting around four this year in the BDPL and first change. A very decent prospect.
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Bears should be targeting a 4th bonus point tomorrow morning, 81 from 14 so they'll need to score quickly but it's definitely possible with wickets in hand.
After that some bowling points and avoiding a defeat is fine. With the bowling attack we have and given their batting line-up I doubt we have the firepower to win this one.
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I don't know - Brookes, OHD and Jeets should give Essex problems. They reckon spin will be key on the wicket prepared, so Jeets should shine. I like the faith shown in the young players this season after numerous injury problems.
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I don't know - Brookes, OHD and Jeets should give Essex problems. They reckon spin will be key on the wicket prepared, so Jeets should shine. I like the faith shown in the young players this season after numerous injury problems.
I think those 3 are superb for us currently, but expecting them to take 20 wickets against a very strong Essex side might be a bit much to ask. I agree that the faith shown in the younger players is encouraging and should set us up well for the next few years but I still think aiming to not lose this one (and to pick up 5-6 bonus points) is the pragmatic choice to keep us safely ahead of Notts. I think the slow and steady scoring today was a reflection of that.
Get that right and we can take the same approach when we play them next week and be safe with a match to spare, pretty much regardless of what they do this week or in the last round.
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Totally agree paul_e lets just stay up by whatever means and push on next season with a more experienced line up.
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Kent have the upper hand against Notts today.
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Wasn't sure what we would do this morning. It was a choice between batting to preserve wickets or hitting out in search of two bonus points.
We seem to have found a cunning compromise between the two... losing loads of wickets while not scoring any runs.
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We’ve quietly gone about things this morning, despite losing 3 early wickets. Notts are 90-5 against Kent so they’re struggling. If we can manage maximum bowling points and not lose then our game against Notts next week should prove to be meaningless. I think Notts have to win all three of their remaining matches including the current one and rely on other results going their way to avoid the drop. As it stands we should be ok.
For all of the bad luck with injuries we’ve made steady progress in red ball cricket this year with some of the younger players coming through looking like real prospects.
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The Bears are 360-6 at lunch whilst Notts are 104-5, still 200 runs behind Kent.
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We’ve quietly gone about things this morning, despite losing 3 early wickets. Notts are 90-5 against Kent so they’re struggling. If we can manage maximum bowling points and not lose then our game against Notts next week should prove to be meaningless. I think Notts have to win all three of their remaining matches including the current one and rely on other results going their way to avoid the drop. As it stands we should be ok.
For all of the bad luck with injuries we’ve made steady progress in red ball cricket this year with some of the younger players coming through looking like real prospects.
Yep, that's about the state of it, a draw for us in this would confirm their relegation this week if they don't win, I think.
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Bears move onto 400 for 6 against Essex. Lamb 133*, Hain 82, Sibley 51, Brookes 45*.
We got three batting points.
Notts have got none, having been dismissed for 124 by Kent who made 304 in their innings. Kent have just started batting again having chosen not to enforce the follow-on.
If Notts lose, Bears need to take a minimum six wickets the first 110 overs AND avoid defeat to guarantee survival.
In the title race, Somerset have recovered after a poor first innings of 199 all out. Yorkshire could only manage 103 in reply and Somerset are currently 107 for 2 in their second innings, adding extra pressure on our opponents Essex.
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Bears now 502/9. Well done to Matt Lamb - 173 is an excellent knock. Hose might struggle to regain his place. Notts getting hammered by Kent. Essex bowlers must be knackered! They'll face a testing last hour or so. I think we're safe!
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Well we are still batting, which realistically bats Essex out of the game. There’s no way they can score 500 runs plus and bowl us out cheaply then knock off as many runs as they need. With just over 6 sessions of play left and Kent piling on the runs against Notts, we are looking comfortable.
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517 all out with their spinner Harmer taking 6-143 off just under 60 overs. Over to you Jeets.
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Essex 31-1 at stumps. Patel got Sir Chef for 7.
Notts and Kent are still playing with Kent’s lead now over 400.
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Surprised Henry Brookes didn't bowl tonight? Surely not injured??
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Nah but he was out with the bat for a decent amount of time so they probably decided to rest him given it was only a short spell and Jeets was always going to be first change.
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Notts lost, Bears need one more point and to not lose to guarantee survival.
We might have to wait till next match for the next bonus point, though. We have thirty overs to take three wickets or more wickets, Essex are 207 for 3. Unless we lose, Somerset have gained the upperhand in the title race by beating Yorkshire comfortably.
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So just to be clear when this game closes with the almost inevitable draw tomorrow Bears wil lneed 1 bonus point from 2 matches to be safe, I think we can call that in the bag then.
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Or for Notts to take fewer than maximum points in either of their remaining games.
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Wicket! Two to go.
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And all done, 274-6 now.
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I think that’s the Bears safe for another season then.
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Good stuff, Bears. Been a very tough season but I think it would have been very harsh if we had gone down, given the number of unavailable players we have had.
Elsewhere, Lancashire are the first team promoted.
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Go on you Pears!! Nice to win a game of 4 day at last!
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bowled them with a lead of 193 and enforced the follow-on, good decision, takes a defeat off the table and gives us a chance to push for the win ourselves.
Essex 3-1 early in their 2nd innings.
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May as well call it a day now, we've less chance of winning this than England have of removing Smith for less than a hundred.
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Not sure we're that bothered either, if we could've got a couple of cheap wickets we'd have gone for it but a draw suits us fine anyway.
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Match drawn and Notts relegated.
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Very professional performance in this match, left nothing to chance and batted out slowly and sensibly to take the defeat out of the equation.
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Well done you Bears!! These youngsters are talented and have grown up quickly this season through so many injuries. It will be in next Summer!
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Go on you Pears!! Nice to win a game of 4 day at last!
Hallelujah-a half decent batting performance is a shock :-)
Have to say that seeing the team who are incapable of developing their own players & just pick off others top talent getting relegated is very amusing.
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Spot on Gareth and it serves Joe Clarke right in particular.
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I have a ticket for finals day, members lounge, £80
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Well the bears have started not too good...having been shite all Summer at batting, Notts are 279/2 ! Bears won the toss and decided to bowl first!
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493/9 now
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498 all out.....we'll piss this lol
(https://i.ibb.co/B6QCCn1/1472734589595.jpg) (https://ibb.co/B6QCCn1)
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498 all out.....we'll piss this lol
(https://i.ibb.co/B6QCCn1/1472734589595.jpg) (https://ibb.co/B6QCCn1)
Posted the above before finished.
I also have a seat for finals day.
It is the seat in front of the bag above, end of aisle and The David Heath Suite right behind you which is
available for whoever uses this seat. £82.40
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Lunch 24/0
https://warwickshireccc.com/fixtures/first-xi/nottinghamshire-vs-warwickshire-16th-september-2019/
Link to watch after lunch
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first wkt 77/1 19.2
Rhodes LBW Coughlan
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Another 50 for Sibley.
Bears move to 108/1 25.4
Yates 16*
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123/2
Yates gone....missed the wkt
Hain in to join Dom
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Tea
Bears 169/2 42
Sibley 68
Hain 29
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225/2 63
Sibley 100* 15 x 4's
Hain 49* 9 x 4's
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228/2 66
Hain has his 50
Sibley 102
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Close at TB
Bears 264/2 74 overs
Sibley 115*
Hain 67*
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At a guess the pitch isn't doing very much?
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Well timed hundred for Sibley. If he can turn it into a big one tomorrow, it might just secure him a place on the tour to NZ.
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Well timed hundred for Sibley. If he can turn it into a big one tomorrow, it might just secure him a place on the tour to NZ.
468/8
Sibley 204*
OHD in with him
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488 all out
Sibley 215*
First Bears batsman since Michael Powell to score a 200* against Notts 20 years ago
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Notts 2-1 Mullaney Ct Hain b OHD (He got 179 in first innings)
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488 all out
Sibley 215*
First Bears batsman since Michael Powell to score a 200* against Notts 20 years ago
Well batted Dom. See you in NZ in a few weeks
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Notts onto 51/4
Duckett just gone to Garrett leaving one that clattered his off stump. Garrett looks a very decent bowler. Watching it here - http://live.trentbridge.co.uk/
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Lead is up to over 100 now, Clarke is batting very well to be fair to him but Garrett has got a little bit ragged. 92/4 lead of 102. Into the last few overs of the day now.
If we can nick another 1 tonight it'd be great but either way if we can get them with the lead less than 200 I don't think there's enough happening off the pitch to make that too difficult to chase.
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105-5 at stumps. It could be an interesting last day tomorrow.
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Really good season for Warwickshire in the CC considering the number of injuries to senior players.
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Worcestershire seems to have given up the ghost as a four day side and have thrown their weight behind the white ball game. This is what is happening to cricket and will affect the England side going forward. The 100? Is it really needed? I am ashamed of Worcestershire's red ball season.
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Worcestershire seems to have given up the ghost as a four day side and have thrown their weight behind the white ball game. This is what is happening to cricket and will affect the England side going forward. The 100? Is it really needed? I am ashamed of Worcestershire's red ball season.
I would temper that as red ball batting - bowling has been pretty steady
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Really good season for Warwickshire in the CC considering the number of injuries to senior players.
Yep, been a decent enough first season back in the top flight. Need to strengthen quite considerably in the close season though or hope some of the injuries clear up.
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Notts all out for 260 (which is about 70-80 more than we'd have wanted them to get) so, depending on your viewpoint, Bears need 271 or to survive for 58 overs.
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They seem to be going for it, There’s 33 overs left and they’re 98-0. They need a shade over 5 an over and in the last 10 overs they’ve scored at just under 5 an over. It’s heading for a decent finish.
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Why wouldn't you go for it with 10 wickets in hand. They've moved on to 143/0 with 23 overs to get 128.
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It's starting to look a big ask, we really need a big over or 2 I think. Sibley is batting superbly though, just rotating the strike and keeping it sensible.
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Sibley gets his 2nd century of the match. He absolutely has to play for England in the winter, it would be ridiculous to not include him.
193/1
71 to win from 12overs so a touch under a run a ball, Sibley and Burgess have accelerated really well in the last few overs.
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A Warwickshire win!
You Bears!!!!
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Well done you Bears! Dom Sibley excellent!
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Great win! Well done Bears, and Sibley especially. Maybe sign Joel Clarke from them to strengthen our batting?
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Worcestershire seems to have given up the ghost as a four day side and have thrown their weight behind the white ball game. This is what is happening to cricket and will affect the England side going forward. The 100? Is it really needed? I am ashamed of Worcestershire's red ball season.
I would temper that as red ball batting - bowling has been pretty steady
You're probably right. The tail has wagged more than once too.
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When they get it right, they can be devastating but this season, Worcestershire really have been the keystone cops of cricket. Some of them appear to be stealing a living. Please prove me wrong Pears. This is a shambles.
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Not lookin good for Pears. Would like to see Derby win this and Somerset win the Championship. It's nice to get new winners.
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Come on Pears. Pleeeeease!
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How did Notts fuck that up! 😂
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Nottinghamshire really Leedsed that.
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What a fantastic last couple of overs, such entertaining cricket
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Wow! Shows what i know about cricket. Incredible bowling.
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Brilliant death bowling in the last over.
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Crazy finish.
Think Ducketts mistake was turning down the 2nd run on the penultimate ball. Was definitely 2 there.
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Crazy finish.
Think Ducketts mistake was turning down the 2nd run on the penultimate ball. Was definitely 2 there.
Worth chancing it anyway, they still would have only needed one off the last ball. Albeit with a less accomplished batsman at the crease.
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Brilliant chase by Essex :). Didn't think they would get anywhere close.
Now all they need to do is avoid defeat v Somerset to clinch the double.
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Brilliant day of cricket, well done to both Essex and Worcester for producing a fantastic spectacle.
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Well done to Dom Sibley with his call up to the England Test squad. Really deserved. Not so good today for the Bears having lost the toss against Yorkshire who chalked up 261/2 at the close.
What's happened to Henry Brookes? Such a bright talent who has leaked a lot of runs for his wickets this season. Hopefully he'll get back to his best in 2020.
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Looks like the title decider will be badly affected by the weather which is a shame. Somerset continue their role as nearly men.
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Well done to Dom Sibley with his call up to the England Test squad. Really deserved. Not so good today for the Bears having lost the toss against Yorkshire who chalked up 261/2 at the close.
What's happened to Henry Brookes? Such a bright talent who has leaked a lot of runs for his wickets this season. Hopefully he'll get back to his best in 2020.
Had a lot of injury problems, pretty common for a young quick.
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Looks like the title decider will be badly affected by the weather which is a shame. Somerset continue their role as nearly men.
They might look back on last week as the one that got away. 286 for 20 is rubbish.
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Looks like the title decider will be badly affected by the weather which is a shame. Somerset continue their role as nearly men.
They might look back on last week as the one that got away. 286 for 20 is rubbish.
Without a doubt. They are arch chokers and may well have lost/drawn the current match but it's a shame there's so little chance of a result because of rain. Maybe playing in autumn isn't the best idea.
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It'll only get later when we try to make room for The wanky Hundred.
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No play being possible in the final day between Durham and Glamorgan confirms the promotion of both Northants and Gloucestershire along with Lancashire.
Essex's Division One title is the only thing left to confirm, now.
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No play being possible in the final day between Durham and Glamorgan confirms the promotion of both Northants and Gloucestershire along with Lancashire.
Essex's Division One title is the only thing left to confirm, now.
Bit disappointed that the Somerset v Essex game has been ruined by the weather. Was set up to be a great climax to the domestic season (I say this as an Essex supporter).
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We are Division One...say we are Division One
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No play being possible in the final day between Durham and Glamorgan confirms the promotion of both Northants and Gloucestershire along with Lancashire.
Essex's Division One title is the only thing left to confirm, now.
Bit disappointed that the Somerset v Essex game has been ruined by the weather. Was set up to be a great climax to the domestic season (I say this as an Essex supporter).
Yes, it's a shame. Though I don't think Somerset would have won anyway, they blew it last week.
Maybe next year we could move the final game of the season to Dubai? 😁
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Happy for Northants and Glos to go up as they've been down in Div 2 for a while and it means the Bears should comfortably stay up next season.