Bears/Pears/Domestic Cricket Thread 2017

[Villan For Life]

Victory snatched from the jaws of defeat. A good win which was underpinned by Barker, Elliott & Patel going for around 7 an over which helped ease the damage that Rankin's bowling inflicted on us, 3 overs for 40!

You Bears!

[paul_e]

Victory snatched from the jaws of defeat. A good win which was underpinned by Barker, Elliott & Patel going for around 7 an over which helped ease the damage that Rankin's bowling inflicted on us, 3 overs for 40!

You Bears!

The worst thing is, 1 of those 3 was a really good over where he went for 5.

[cdbearsfan]

H&V evening out on Friday? I'm going but bringing a Bluenose, be nice for us all to gather round and mock.

[tomd2103]

Victory snatched from the jaws of defeat. A good win which was underpinned by Barker, Elliott & Patel going for around 7 an over which helped ease the damage that Rankin's bowling inflicted on us, 3 overs for 40!

You Bears!

We should have posted a far bigger total than we did to be fair.

[olaftab]

Well done Aaron Thomason for that fantastic last over.

[Rotterdam]

As above really and Boyd's bowling was at times, awful. Nice to see CdG get some runs and Jeet was class as usual.
Hose looks a real handful.

COYB!

[paul_e]

As above really and Boyd's bowling was at times, awful. Nice to see CdG get some runs and Jeet was class as usual.
Hose looks a real handful.

COYB!

With hose, Elliott and CDG we look like we've got some real power hitting in the team now.  There's still work to do but if you take out the horrors of Rankin the bowling performance was very good, the batting was promising and we look strong in the field.  We have the makings of a very good team here.

[tomd2103]

As above really and Boyd's bowling was at times, awful. Nice to see CdG get some runs and Jeet was class as usual.
Hose looks a real handful.

COYB!

With hose, Elliott and CDG we look like we've got some real power hitting in the team now.  There's still work to do but if you take out the horrors of Rankin the bowling performance was very good, the batting was promising and we look strong in the field.  We have the makings of a very good team here.

Agree Paul and although their batting is fine, I think we could probably still do with one of Elliott or CDG being a spin option as opposed to both being medium pace along with the likes of Thomason.  As it was, that pitch suited that type of bowling so it wasn't an issue last night. We've got a few options to come in, but watching him last night does make me wonder why Barker doesn't play more white ball cricket.   

[AVH87]

2 wins from 2. No Oliver Hannon-Dalby. Coincidence? I think not.

[Whiney MacWhineface]

Well done Aaron Thomason for that fantastic last over.

And Rob Key's reaction to Thomason's accent was great too (he loved it, favourite accent).

[spangley1812]

From the Beeb

Surrey batsman Dom Sibley will join Warwickshire at the end of the season after rejecting a three-year contract.

Sibley, who came through Surrey's academy, was offered a new deal at the start of the season but has chosen to move to Edgbaston.

The 21-year-old has featured regularly in all three formats this season.

"He told me the reason he's leaving is that he feels his opportunities at Warwickshire would be greater," said director of cricket Alec Stewart.

Warwickshire sport director Ashley Giles added: "Dominic is an outstanding cricketer with England potential.

"He has a big role to play for the club across all forms of the game and we're delighted that he has chosen to take this great opportunity to be part of this exciting young squad that we are building."

Sibley, who has scored four fifties in seven County Championship games this season, follows Adam Hose and Will Rhodes in choosing to join Warwickshire this summer.

The former England Under-19 batsman has scored 1,533 runs in 30 first-class games at an average of 34, with two hundreds.

"We've had numerous conversations with Dom and his advisors over the past 11 months and I'm comfortable in knowing that we could not have done any more in showing how much we wanted him to be a big part of this club," Stewart continued.

"We believe we were moving Dom in the right direction and are bitterly disappointed he has chosen to leave us at this stage of his career."

[UK Redsox]

Well done Aaron Thomason for that fantastic last over.

And Rob Key's reaction to Thomason's accent was great too (he loved it, favourite accent).

Rob Key is one of my favourite cricket commentators. I'd like to hear him do some TMS, where he'd have more time to talk

[tomd2103]

From the Beeb

Surrey batsman Dom Sibley will join Warwickshire at the end of the season after rejecting a three-year contract.

Sibley, who came through Surrey's academy, was offered a new deal at the start of the season but has chosen to move to Edgbaston.

The 21-year-old has featured regularly in all three formats this season.

"He told me the reason he's leaving is that he feels his opportunities at Warwickshire would be greater," said director of cricket Alec Stewart.

Warwickshire sport director Ashley Giles added: "Dominic is an outstanding cricketer with England potential.

"He has a big role to play for the club across all forms of the game and we're delighted that he has chosen to take this great opportunity to be part of this exciting young squad that we are building."

Sibley, who has scored four fifties in seven County Championship games this season, follows Adam Hose and Will Rhodes in choosing to join Warwickshire this summer.

The former England Under-19 batsman has scored 1,533 runs in 30 first-class games at an average of 34, with two hundreds.

"We've had numerous conversations with Dom and his advisors over the past 11 months and I'm comfortable in knowing that we could not have done any more in showing how much we wanted him to be a big part of this club," Stewart continued.

"We believe we were moving Dom in the right direction and are bitterly disappointed he has chosen to leave us at this stage of his career."

Sounds like another astute signing from Giles.  A big overhaul of the playing squad seems to be going on and a nucleus of young players being put together.

[tomd2103]

Well done Aaron Thomason for that fantastic last over.

And Rob Key's reaction to Thomason's accent was great too (he loved it, favourite accent).

Rob Key is one of my favourite cricket commentators. I'd like to hear him do some TMS, where he'd have more time to talk

Gives very good insights into the game and is of the modern T20 era.  Shame it didn't work out for him at international level (although he has got a test double hundred to his name) ax he would have made a good England captain.

[UK Redsox]

Pity about the rain in Leicester last night. The game against Notts was shaping up to be a good one

A mate of mine takes his 8 year old lad to T20 games at Grace Road and they love it