The Bears / Pears 2010 Cricket Thread

[frank]

I realise that most of you are Bears supporters, but for a minority of us the Pears have brightened the weekend a little: our first Championship win since 2008 and, for a day, top of the table.

[Dave Cooper please]

Just noticed that England's new bowler Steven Finn took 9/37 in Wusster's 2nd innings. I wonder if he was pissed off that someone else took a wicket?

[hilts_coolerking]

Just noticed that England's new bowler Steven Finn took 9/37 in Wusster's 2nd innings. I wonder if he was pissed off that someone else took a wicket?

All in vain, unfortunately for him.  Worcs won by 111 runs in a match where only 701 runs were scored in 4 innings.

In the Bears game a second-innings collapse has made it interesting.  Yorks set 291 to win in just over a day.

[cdbearsfan]

Come on you Bears

[Andy Poole]

You Bears!

As an aside...is anyone planning a trip to the Rose Bowl on fri May 14th? For the 40 over game?

[hilts_coolerking]

Bears going well.

Yorks 130 for 5 chasing 291 to win.  Jacques Rudolph the key man for them now.

[Mazrim]

Finn's going to be a handful in English conditions. And Australian conditions for that matter. Very promising.




Yoooooooooooooo bair-uhhhhhhhhhhs!

[aev]

Bears could do with a wicket.

[hilts_coolerking]

Yep.  Yorks favourites now.  Need 66 to win.  Bears need 5 wickets.

Very good partnership from Bairstow and Rudolph.  

I'm assuming that's David Bairstow's son.  Terrible shame that was.  I'm told that the rate of suicide among former pro cricketers is much higher than the national average.

[aev]

Yep.  Yorks favourites now.  Need 66 to win.  Bears need 5 wickets.

Very good partnership from Bairstow and Rudolph.  

I'm assuming that's David Bairstow's son.  Terrible shame that was.  I'm told that the rate of suicide among former pro cricketers is much higher than the national average.

Yes it is. Was just looking him up on cricinfo and then read David Bairstow's obituary. Think Radio 5 did a programme on the high number of cricketing suicides last year.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Well that was a disappointing start to the cricket season.

Couldn't take wickets. Haven't had a good pace bowler since Donald.

[Rotterdam]

Bollox.

[hilts_coolerking]

Got ourselves into a winning position and lost, which is very disappointing.  You've got be looking to your seamers to win the game for you from there on these early-season pitches.

Collapse yesterday afternoon didn't help either.  About 50-60 runs short probably.

[cdbearsfan]

Well that was a disappointing start to the cricket season.

Couldn't take wickets. Haven't had a good pace bowler since Donald.

Giddins, Steyn, Pollock.

Could do with any of them now. Even Sniffer Giddins.

[Mazrim]

Rankin will help. But another fast bowler would have been nice.