collapse collapse

* - On Sale NOW -

Claret Blue and Green

The story of Aston Villa’s Irish connection

£9.99 plus postage

For ROW Postage please email iotp@heroespublishing.net

Postal Location

Recent Topics

Amadou Onana by RamboandBruno
[Today at 03:50:42 PM]
Emi Buendia by RamboandBruno
[Today at 03:49:11 PM]
Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread by eamonn
[Today at 03:46:47 PM]
Unai Emery by eamonn
[Today at 03:43:05 PM]
Aston Villa v Tottenham - Sunday 7pm by RamboandBruno
[Today at 03:40:09 PM]
GUESS THE CROWD R25: ASTON VILLA v Tottenham H, Sunday 3rd May! by thick_mike
[Today at 03:16:04 PM]
Villa Park Redevelopment by Somniloquism
[Today at 03:12:23 PM]
Lamare Bogarde by Somniloquism
[Today at 02:54:08 PM]

Recent Posts

Re: Amadou Onana by RamboandBruno
[Today at 03:50:42 PM]
Re: Emi Buendia by RamboandBruno
[Today at 03:49:11 PM]
Re: Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread by eamonn
[Today at 03:46:47 PM]
Re: Amadou Onana by aev
[Today at 03:45:46 PM]
Re: Amadou Onana by paul_e
[Today at 03:43:43 PM]
Re: Unai Emery by eamonn
[Today at 03:43:05 PM]
Re: Aston Villa v Tottenham - Sunday 7pm by RamboandBruno
[Today at 03:40:09 PM]
Re: Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread by tomd2103
[Today at 03:34:24 PM]

Follow us on...

« previous next »
Pages: 1 [2] 3 4 ... 53   Go Down

Author Topic: Bears & Pears Cricket Thread 2011  (Read 169717 times)

Offline Dave Cooper please

  • Member
  • Posts: 29991
  • Location: In a medium sized launch tethered off Biarritz
  • GM : 20.04.2019
Re: Bears & Pears Cricket Thread 2011
« Reply #15 on: April 08, 2011, 10:38:36 AM »
Quote from: Villan For Life on April 08, 2011, 10:05:58 AM
The sun is shining on the first day of the new season. Pity the Bears aren't playing, Edgbaston is a great place to sink a few beers in the sunshine!

Even as a Bears fan I can say that Worcester is just as good, if not better, for sitting in the sun with beer.

I'm going to try a few local grounds in the Birmingham League this year as well, did a few last year, Stratford, Leamington and Himley are all highly recommended for a lazy Saturday in the sun.
Logged

Offline ADVILLAFAN

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 13722
  • Location: Shirley
  • GM : 04.02.2027
Re: Bears & Pears Cricket Thread 2011
« Reply #16 on: April 08, 2011, 12:56:06 PM »
You're trying for every cricket ground as well as all the football grounds?? Good grief Dave.

Bit worried about having Botha as our top spinner, but it was the batting that was dreadful last year.
Logged

Offline Chris Jameson

  • Member
  • Posts: 21621
  • DIY guru
  • GM : May, 2014
Re: Bears & Pears Cricket Thread 2011
« Reply #17 on: April 08, 2011, 01:35:24 PM »
Quote from: Dave Cooper on April 08, 2011, 10:38:36 AM
Quote from: Villan For Life on April 08, 2011, 10:05:58 AM
The sun is shining on the first day of the new season. Pity the Bears aren't playing, Edgbaston is a great place to sink a few beers in the sunshine!

Even as a Bears fan I can say that Worcester is just as good, if not better, for sitting in the sun with beer.


Absolutely, one of my favourite grounds is Worcester.
Logged

Offline peter w

  • Member
  • Posts: 35469
  • Location: Istanbul
Re: Bears & Pears Cricket Thread 2011
« Reply #18 on: April 08, 2011, 03:40:17 PM »
Sussex for me. Many an afternoon there watching Warwickshire and getting slowly wankered in the sun. Love it.
Logged

Offline VillaZogmariner

  • Member
  • Posts: 25643
  • Location: The 'Gong
Re: Bears & Pears Cricket Thread 2011
« Reply #19 on: April 08, 2011, 04:13:58 PM »
Canterbury is my favourite "away" ground.

Loved it when they had the tree still within the boundary.
Logged

Offline The Left Side

  • Member
  • Posts: 8032
  • Location: Somewhere between Brum and Vancouver
Re: Bears & Pears Cricket Thread 2011
« Reply #20 on: April 08, 2011, 06:05:10 PM »
Quote from: Villan For Life on April 08, 2011, 10:05:58 AM
The sun is shining on the first day of the new season. Pity the Bears aren't playing, Edgbaston is a great place to sink a few beers in the sunshine!

It certainly is.
Logged

Offline Dave Cooper please

  • Member
  • Posts: 29991
  • Location: In a medium sized launch tethered off Biarritz
  • GM : 20.04.2019
Re: Bears & Pears Cricket Thread 2011
« Reply #21 on: April 08, 2011, 08:09:46 PM »
Quote from: ADVILLAFAN on April 08, 2011, 12:56:06 PM
You're trying for every cricket ground as well as all the football grounds?? Good grief Dave.


And every beer.
I can think of worse obsessions.
Logged

Offline cdbearsfan

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 78419
  • Location: Yardley Massive
  • I still hate Bono.
  • GM : 03.02.2027
Re: Bears & Pears Cricket Thread 2011
« Reply #22 on: April 14, 2011, 10:55:55 AM »
Five minutes to go. Zomerzet have won the toss and put us in. According to Wiki we should have Khan this year, but he's not in the team. Is he joining later or have we got no overseas star this year? If only our England players were 'mental' like Trescothick and refused to play for their country we would have a much stronger team!

Anyway... let's get this season started... COME ON YOOOUUUUUU BEEEEAAARRRSSS!!!
Logged

Online Villan For Life

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 14181
  • Location: Exiled on Main Street
  • GM : 07.08.2026
Re: Bears & Pears Cricket Thread 2011
« Reply #23 on: April 14, 2011, 11:35:53 AM »
Quote from: cdvillafan on April 14, 2011, 10:55:55 AM
Five minutes to go. Zomerzet have won the toss and put us in. According to Wiki we should have Khan this year, but he's not in the team. Is he joining later or have we got no overseas star this year? If only our England players were 'mental' like Trescothick and refused to play for their country we would have a much stronger team!

Anyway... let's get this season started... COME ON YOOOUUUUUU BEEEEAAARRRSSS!!!

We signed Younus Khan when he was out of the Pakistan squad and it looked like his international career was over. As such this was a good signing for the Bears. Khan is now back in favour with the Pakistani selectors and is in the squad for thier caribbean tour. As it stands he will join the Bears after the tour is finished at the end of May.
Logged

Offline cdbearsfan

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 78419
  • Location: Yardley Massive
  • I still hate Bono.
  • GM : 03.02.2027
Re: Bears & Pears Cricket Thread 2011
« Reply #24 on: April 14, 2011, 11:43:35 AM »
Ah, ok cheers. Look forward to him joining. We need him to replace Walking Wicket Westwood who managed another mammoth 5 runs today. Bears 31/1.
Logged

Offline The Left Side

  • Member
  • Posts: 8032
  • Location: Somewhere between Brum and Vancouver
Re: Bears & Pears Cricket Thread 2011
« Reply #25 on: April 14, 2011, 04:15:35 PM »
Huggggggggggggh Beeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrsssss
Logged

Online Villan For Life

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 14181
  • Location: Exiled on Main Street
  • GM : 07.08.2026
Re: Bears & Pears Cricket Thread 2011
« Reply #26 on: April 14, 2011, 05:59:14 PM »
Good day for the Bears, 393 - 6 a few minutes before the close with Varun Chopra 170 not out.

Need a consistent summer from the top order. We secured the highest number of bowling bonus points last season, largely thanks to Imran Tahir and Neil Carter. With Tahir back at Hampshire and Carter likely to miss half the season through injury, we could struggle to bowl sides out. The batsman can make up for the inevitable loss of bowling points.
Logged

Offline bertlambshank

  • Member
  • Posts: 11512
  • Location: looking down the barrel of a Smith&Wesson.
  • GM : 30.06.2019
Re: Bears & Pears Cricket Thread 2011
« Reply #27 on: April 14, 2011, 06:30:47 PM »
Quote from: Villan For Life on April 14, 2011, 05:59:14 PM
Good day for the Bears, 393 - 6 a few minutes before the close with Varun Chopra 170 not out.

Need a consistent summer from the top order. We secured the highest number of bowling bonus points last season, largely thanks to Imran Tahir and Neil Carter. With Tahir back at Hampshire and Carter likely to miss half the season through injury, we could struggle to bowl sides out. The batsman can make up for the inevitable loss of bowling points.
Warning! the batting strip is flatter than a day out at Weston.
Logged

Offline peter w

  • Member
  • Posts: 35469
  • Location: Istanbul
Re: Bears & Pears Cricket Thread 2011
« Reply #28 on: April 14, 2011, 06:34:55 PM »
Got to be happy with that. good batting strip or not we would have been all out for 170 last season.
Logged

Offline bertlambshank

  • Member
  • Posts: 11512
  • Location: looking down the barrel of a Smith&Wesson.
  • GM : 30.06.2019
Re: Bears & Pears Cricket Thread 2011
« Reply #29 on: April 14, 2011, 06:47:34 PM »
Quote from: peter w on April 14, 2011, 06:34:55 PM
Got to be happy with that. good batting strip or not we would have been all out for 170 last season.
Very true.
Logged
Pages: 1 [2] 3 4 ... 53   Go Up
« previous next »
 

SimplePortal 2.3.6 © 2008-2014, SimplePortal