The Bears/Pears/County Cricket Thread 2015

[Dave Cooper please]

I can't believe there's no points deduction for that pitch, a mate who was down there watching said it was positively dangerous, a ball pitched in exactly the same place could ether scuttle along the ground and take three bounces to reach the keeper or alternatively smack the likes of Wright in the chin. It's not like Hove hasn't got previous for producing dubious pitches.

[adrenachrome]

Chopra certainly seemed to be making his feelings known to the umpire after the ball which got him out in the second innings shot through like the proverbial grub hunter. Most unVarun-like. Dougie Brown didn't say much in his post match interview, and I suppose his comments about the wicket two years ago may have a bearing.

Not much doubt that Sussex are our bogie team in recent times, inflicting defeats, injuries and farcical declarations upon us in equal measure.

[pooligan]

I noticed Chris Woakes  is playing for 2nd XI against Lancashire at the moment ,hopefully good news for the Bears,i feel we miss him

[paul_e]

I really like Woakes so it's good to see he's close to being back, I think he'll be the natural replacement from Broad in the England squad pretty soon.

[Dave Cooper please]

Broad bowled superbly against the Kiwis, with Wood and Stokes also now looking very good I think Woakes will have to wait for a fair while (or injuries) to get back into the Test team.

[adrenachrome]

Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Birmingham Bears, NatWest T20 Blast

Birmingham Bears have named a squad of 13 for the NatWest T20 Blast clash with Northamptonshire Steelback at Wantage Road on Friday 29 May.

    Varun Chopra (Captain)
    Tim Ambrose (Wicket Keeper)
    Rikki Clarke
    Laurie Evans
    Recordo Gordon
    Oliver Hannon-Dalby
    Ateeq Javid
    Tom Lewis
    Jeetan Patel
    William Porterfield
    Josh Poysden
    Boyd Rankin
    Jonathon Webb

No Wright or Woakes. Poysden did well in the 2nd XI game.

[tomd2103]

I really like Woakes so it's good to see he's close to being back, I think he'll be the natural replacement from Broad in the England squad pretty soon.

I think he's more likely to step into Anderson's role as the bowler moving the ball about early on when Jimmy calls it a day.  I'm still hoping Finn will come good as he is the one most likely to replace Broad.   

[PGW]

Northants made 146-7 in reply after 8balls bears 2-0 Porterfield and Chopra opening.

[PGW]

Worcester have beaten Leicester

Bears 10-0 2.3 overs

[PGW]

19-0 4 overs
Chopra really struggling
Porterfield hit a 6 in last over

[PGW]

33-0 5
Chopra 15
Porterfield 17

Chopra 2 x 4s in that over

[PGW]

39-1
Chopra ct Rossington b Kleiveldt 16
5.5 overs
Tom Lewis in
39-1 6 overs
7.7 per over req'd

[PGW]

48-1 off 8
100 required
8.3 p/over

53-1 8.2

[PGW]

68-1 10 overs
Porterfield 31
Lewis 18

[PGW]

79-2
Lewis b Azurralah 25 (23)
40 partnership
12 overs
Evans in
83-2 12.1 Porterfield on 39