Bears/Pears Thread 2013.

[The Left Side]

Well done Warwick, such a shame for Surrey... hahahaha!

[Villan For Life]

Great win for the Bears and if we'd had better luck with injuries and international call ups we'd have challenged for the title. All ifs I know but we have been desperately unlucky.

As for Surrey it's incredible that a side that has contained at one point or another this season Graeme Smith, Ricky Ponting, Kevin Pietersen and Hashim Amla has gone down. Maybe they should concentrate on home grown players rather than showcase signings. Laurie Evans is thriving at Edgbaston and didn't get a look in at the Oval.

[adrenachrome]

Chopra and Westy out early doors after losing toss. Javid and Evans show needed again.

[spangley1812]

Joss Buttler in talks with Lancashire apparently

[adrenachrome]

Evans gone now as well. Clarke in.

[PGW]

2nd ball after lunch and Clarke has gone
90-4 29.4
Clarke ct Hughes b Palladino 22
Javid 36
Woakes 1
Bears put in in overcast conditions

[PGW]

The Bears team today is:
Chopra, Westwood, Javid, Evans, Clarke, Woakes, S. Poynter (w/K), Barker, Patel, Chambers, Rankin.

Poynter is a yong Irish keeper who is virtually 23. he has played for Durham 2nds and also Middlesex other than that i no nothing!!!

95-4 Woakes 5, Javid 37

[PGW]

Other scores:The one most pertinent to Bears is currently Sussex v Durham 81-3 (31) Durham won toss and batted

Notts 121-4 (33) v Somerset. Somerset won toss and put Notts in.
The Taylor brigade will be interested in that he was out for 0

Surrey v Yorks 100-2 (34) Yorks won toss and batted

Bears now 103.4 Woakes 5, Javid 41.
 

[Villan For Life]

The Bears team today is:
Chopra, Westwood, Javid, Evans, Clarke, Woakes, S. Poynter (w/K), Barker, Patel, Chambers, Rankin.

Poynter is a yong Irish keeper who is virtually 23. he has played for Durham 2nds and also Middlesex other than that i no nothing!!!

95-4 Woakes 5, Javid 37

Here's what Cricinfo say about him, it's not much!

Stuart Poynter

He looks about 14 in the picture...

[PGW]

Bears 120-5
Javid Ct Poynton b Groenwald 46
Woakes 17
Poynter man in.
Javid playing at one down the leg side. He was dropped by Poynton twice so i suppose we are lucky he got to 46.
Got a bit of faith in Poynter sending him in before Barker. The lad has been offered a contract by Durham for next season. BUT he is out 4th ball ct & B Groenwald 0 120-6. Terrific effort from Groenwald.

[PGW]

Ben Stokes supporters look away!!!
Stokes Ct Wells b Jordan 7
Durham 107-4 (39)

Notts 160-4 v Somerset
Hussey 58 - Last game for Notts
Lumb 33

Surrey v Yorks 123-2

Bears up to 125-6 Woakes 19 Barker 2

[ADVILLAFAN]

Looking like Derbyshire may stay up after all, Nottinghamshire fighting back against Somerset.

[PGW]

Bears 148-7 (49.2)
Barker Ct Poynton b Groenewald
Woakes 30
Patel 0
152-4 Patel 4 1st ball.....not looking too good is it!

[ADVILLAFAN]

Well Sussex have got Durham all out for 164, so 3rd place looks regardless of whether we win our match.

[PGW]

Champions Durham ain't done us any favours all out for 164 giving Sussex 3 bowling points, bearing in mind we ain't got any yet and for us to finish above them we have to get 2 more points than they.
About to get our first batting point plus Woakes has his 50.
200-7 59.3 overs
Woakes 53
Patel 25
Partnership of 52 highest so far