Bears/Pears/Domestic Cricket Thread 2016

[Villan For Life]

They've gone off for bad light at Lord's where they have floodlights but naturally this being cricket, aren't allowed to use them.

According to the Cricinfo championship cricket blog:

Floodlights can't be used at Champ cricket at Lord's because they have to be available for all games. They can't be because of Council limits on the amount of times they can be used in a season to appease St John's Wood residents: money talks.

[adrenachrome]

Rikki Clarke dropped a chance at second slip. A sure sign that we are fucked. Patel on fr the City end.

[Villafirst]

Yet another toss lost followed by another poor showing with the bat. Needed to get 300 plus. Hope we skittle them now.

[Villan For Life]

Yet another toss lost followed by another poor showing with the bat. Needed to get 300 plus. Hope we skittle them now.

We didn't lose the toss it was uncontested so Lancashire exercised their right to choose.

[Whiney MacWhineface]

Yet another toss lost followed by another poor showing with the bat. Needed to get 300 plus. Hope we skittle them now.

The toss was uncontested O Great Sniveller.

[Gareth]

And in a nothing game in Div 2 Joe Clarke has notched another ton.

Clarke, Cox & Leach have been excellent this season

[adrenachrome]

Cricinfo

Relegation threat looms larger over Warwickshire

Lancashire 14 for 0 trail Warwickshire 219 (Hain 52, Bailey 4-52) by 205 runs

 Lancashire's bowlers piled the pressure on Warwickshire on the opening day of their County Championship relegation battle at Edgbaston.

With Hampshire making strong progress at The Ageas Bowl, it looks increasingly likely that whichever side loses this match will go down. And Warwickshire are looking vulnerable after they were bowled out for 219, taking just a single batting point.

They are far from out of the game - the ball has swung and there is some assistance for the spinners. But Lancashire completed their solid day's work by reaching 14 without loss at the close and three days after the euphoria of their Royal London Cup triumph at Lord's, Warwickshire's supporters were left anxious by another patchy day's work from their team.

 Lancashire owe their ascendancy to bowling of sustained accuracy, led by Tom Bailey and Jordan Clark. Only Sam Hain reached 50 and, as the bowlers maintained the pressure, no partnership got that far.

Lancashire chose to bowl and started perfectly when Ian Westwood was lbw to Bailey's fourth ball.

Alex Mellor and Jonathan Trott added 44 and, after Mellor edged Bailey to first slip, Trott and Ian Bell put on 37. But Clark's dismissal of Trott, edging an outswinger just before lunch, set the tone of the day - Lancashire regularly striking just as a partnership seemed to take root. Having made 83 for 3 in the first session, Warwickshire made 82 for 3 in the second. Bell was lbw to Kyle Jarvis, then four balls later came a needless run out. Hain called for a tight single which Tim Ambrose failed to make as Jarvis landed a direct-hit from mid-off.

Hain and Rikki Clarke eked 37 from 15 overs before Clarke was lbw, pulling, to Clark. Hain and Keith Barker defied to add 40, then both fell in the space of ten balls.

Hain's 152-minute resistance ended when Luke Procter won the fourth lbw decision of the innings. Barker was bowled by the impressive Clark.

 Jeetan Patel and Chris Wright saw their side to a batting point but Wright feathered an attempted pull at Bailey who rounded off the innings when Patel lofted a catch to deep cover.

Lancashire's young openers Rob Jones and Haseeb Hameed, reached the close unparted, though the latter was dropped on 2 by Clarke at second slip off Barker.


Plenty in the pitch - Brown

Warwickshire director of cricket Dougie Brown: "There is still plenty in the pitch and it is probably going to deteriorate quite quickly. Credit to Lancashire, they bowled very well, very disciplined, but it was a difficult pitch to score on and unless something changes markedly, which we don't expect, it will remain difficult.

At the moment it all looks pretty cosy for Lancashire but if they are in a run-chase for 240/250 then all of a sudden comes the realisation that they are in a real run-chase to remain in Division One. We have just got to focus on getting to that point in the game."

[Villafirst]

Yet another toss lost followed by another poor showing with the bat. Needed to get 300 plus. Hope we skittle them now.

The toss was uncontested O Great Sniveller.

Pathetic.

[adrenachrome]

It seems that Hampshire prepared a sandy wicket which will disintegrate and play into the hands of their three spinners. Whatever we have prepared remains unknown to most observers including Dougie.

I did not see much seam or turn, but quite a lot of balls kept very low.

If the ball swings tomorrow morning then Barker is the man, but I am far from sanguine.

[aev]

I think if they have to chase 240-250 then we will be ok.....we have quite a way to get ourselves into that position though.

[adrenachrome]

Hants 401/7. 5th bonus point.
Lancs 35/0. Barker replaced by Clarke atthe pavilion end.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Somerset have a 33 run partnership for their last wicket, taking them to an unexpected 4th batting point. Is there still a chance that they can win the league?

[adrenachrome]

Hameed lbw Clarke 17. 35/1.

[aev]

Jones gone now.

[adrenachrome]

Jones lbw Wright. 35/2.