Bears/Pears/Domestic Cricket Thread 2012

[Gareth]

typical of the Pears, bowlers put us in command, batters throw it away....happy that another couple of bowlers have put there hands up as capable, would be nice to see them fire again tomorrow though in all honesty I see 8 or 9 wicket defeat

[spangley1812]

Bears win by 7 wickets..........

COYB

[hilts_coolerking]

Great win, especially after conceding a 100+ after the first innings.  Doesn't look like there'll be a result in the Notts game so all in all a terrific result.

[ADVILLAFAN]

  Can't believe we won that, fantastic - YOOOOUUUUUUU BEEEEAAAARRRRRRSSSS

Could be a huge step towards the title.

[spangley1812]

Taken from Crickinfo...........

Warwickshire are exploring the loan market in an attempt to secure their first Championship title since 2004. The current leaders require a replacement for their spinner, New Zealand's Jeetan Patel, who is about to depart on Test duty and are looking at several options - including Durham's Ian Blackwell and Lancashire's Gary Keedy - as short-term solutions.
 
While Ashley Giles, Warwickshire's director of cricket, expects Patel back for the final game of the season (against the second-placed team Nottinghamshire) and maintain outside hopes of welcoming him back for the game before that, against Worcestershire, they are reluctant to go into their matches against Middlesex and Nottinghamshire without an experienced spin bowler.
 
Chris Metters, their left-arm spinner, is out for the season though injury while spin-bowling allrounder Paul Best, with just nine first-class games behind him, is deemed too green for such a demanding task. The overseas market has now become so bureaucratic that it takes a minimum of three weeks to bring in a new player.
 
There are several loan possibilities. The most intriguing is the former England allrounder Blackwell who cannot currently squeeze into the Durham squad. Blackwell is not really Giles' type of player - Blackwell's dislike for training and fitness are something of a throwback to a different age - but, aged 34, he remains a fine cricketer who took career-best bowling figures of 7 for 52 in his last first-class game, against Australia A. He has also scored over 11,000 first-class runs at an average only a fraction under 40.
 
The Lancashire pair of Keedy and Stephen Parry are also of interest. Giles has long been a fan of Keedy - Warwickshire offered him a three-year contract at the end of last year - but he might well be required by Lancashire. It is possible, however, that in seeking to help Warwickshire defeat Lancashire's relegation rivals, Lancashire's cause might be well-served by allowing Keedy to go for a spell at Edgbaston. Parry has played only three first-class games and none since 2009 and is a less likely option

Out of those mentioned I reckon Keedy would be the best option..............

[Villan For Life]

Great result from the Bears. The remaining games for the Bears will be crucial:

Middlesex (h), Worcestershire (a) and Notts (h/a)

It will be an interesting end to the season. I'm not convicned that we're going to do it, but at least we halted a winless run today. The Notts games will be crucial.

[The Left Side]

Nice win, let us hope we win two of the last four and hopefully draw the other two.

[spangley1812]

21 points clear............COYB

[PaulWinch again]

Slightly off topic but how bad are Surrey this year? I've seen them play three times and they just cannot bat at all, their side looks awful.

[The Left Side]

Slightly off topic but how bad are Surrey this year? I've seen them play three times and they just cannot bat at all, their side looks awful.

I have no problem with that

[Villan For Life]

Slightly off topic but how bad are Surrey this year? I've seen them play three times and they just cannot bat at all, their side looks awful.

I have no problem with that

I would imagine Tom Maynard's death has hit a few of them very hard.

[bertlambshank]

15-4 dear god mo.

[bertlambshank]

The fightback has started oh yes.....47-6.

[The Left Side]

what happened today?

[bertlambshank]

Green pitch,overcast conditions and shit batting.