General Cricket Thread

[Gazza Bee]

Would anyone actually pick the cheat over Punter?


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Cheat aside they are both superb batsmen but I'd have Ponting all day in terms of who I'd rather watch bat.

 

[Les Beeavinu]

Test match, 9 county championship games and the threat of rain everywhere. Proper August.

 

[badgerbee]

First ever trip to Cheltenham for Festival.
Day 1 of Gloucs v Worcs.
Lovely setting!!
3 hours of decent cricket, before massive downpour meant close of play announced at 15:30 with Gloucs on 107/5.
Retired to the local for refreshments....
Still damp.....

 

[Judio1999]

2nd Test
Bangladesh 39 for 9 on Day 1.

I think they must have " poked the bear" by winning last week

Starc ends up 10 overs six for 12

 

[Untouchable]

Bangladesh all out for 64.

I wonder how many times in test cricket the top score in an innings has been from the number 11?

 

[Gazza Bee]

Bangladesh all out for 64.

I wonder how many times in test cricket the top score in an innings has been from the number 11?

12 times apparently - includes Ashton Agars highest ever score for a number 11 of 98

 

[Judio1999]

Aussies now 146/7

Maybe its a bowler friendly pitch ??

Is this the first Test played in Mackay ??

 

[SpiderBee]

Cricket's the winner

 

[Oldboy TW8 0AW]

Cricket's the winner

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It was once said that ️ was a funny old game!
A test match over in two days.
A question (I do not know the answer) when was the last Test Match to go five days, with a positive result?
Cheers.

 

[SpiderBee]

Off to Hove on Thursday

 

[Matty D]

England bowler Brydon Carse under investigation by ECB for reported nightclub incident

The ECB is investigating after videos circulating online appear to show England bowler Brydon Carse being led away from a nightclub in handcuffs.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Gazza Bee]

England bowler Brydon Carse under investigation by ECB for reported nightclub incident

The ECB is investigating after videos circulating online appear to show England bowler Brydon Carse being led away from a nightclub in handcuffs.

www.bbc.co.uk

So much for them having no curfew - I get that they are targets for drunken idiots trying to pick a fight with a 'celebrity' but that is half the reason that they shouldn't be in nightclubs in the first place.

Too many incidents are happening so the ECB need to crack down properly this time.

 

[aawharris]

Would anyone actually pick the cheat over Punter?


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I wouldnt pick anyone in the World over prime Ponting

 

[LostBee]

England bowler Brydon Carse under investigation by ECB for reported nightclub incident

The ECB is investigating after videos circulating online appear to show England bowler Brydon Carse being led away from a nightclub in handcuffs.

www.bbc.co.uk

f***ing moron.

 

[aawharris]

Bowlers have never been blessed with brains.
Like neanderthals - "Urgh, throw rock really hard"

 

[Jezybee]

Carse was released without charge. Not a great look but sometimes putting someone in cuffs, with officers around them, is a good way to de-escalate the situation. PS is that Stokes in the background?

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[Les Beeavinu]

Yes, Stokes in the background. The bloke is 35 ffs, grow the f*** up.

 

[Les Beeavinu]

Carse released without charge.

 

[RT]

First ever trip to Cheltenham for Festival.
Day 1 of Gloucs v Worcs.
Lovely setting!!
3 hours of decent cricket, before massive downpour meant close of play announced at 15:30 with Gloucs on 107/5.
Retired to the local for refreshments....
Still damp.....

Same!

We were by the entrance scoreboard and bar

 

[badgerbee]

Same!

We were by the entrance scoreboard and bar

Cool!
Hope to go again next year.
And see a bit more cricket.

Cheltenham very nice though!!
Even the 'high end' whiskey bar we ended the night in.........
£60 for 3 drinks!!!
Glad it wasn't my round!!!

 

[RT]

We ended up in India Lounge with a good curry after starting on the beers at 11am. Glad I had the Friday off

 

[Gary Alen]

Hampshire have signed on the quiet, New Zealander Scott Kuggeleijn. It would be the bare minimum to say he has a troubled past.


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See that some members are now calling for a boycott and even suggesting they wish their club to be relegated over this decision. Be interesting to see how many turn up tomorrow.


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[Gary Alen]

Well that didn't take long for the about-turn:

View: https://x.com/hantscricket/status/2095080669109944516?s=20

 

[CTBee]

Henry Crocombe takes hat-tricks in back to back first class games, can't be many who have done that

 

[badgerbee]

Henry Crocombe takes hat-tricks in back to back first class games, can't be many who have done that

Unfortunately could be playing 2nd Div cricket next season....

 

[CTBee]

Unfortunately could be playing 2nd Div cricket next season....

23 wickets at the oval today after the Groundsman was put on gardening leave last week

 

[whyteleafebee76]

23 wickets at the oval today after the Groundsman was put on gardening leave last week

Almost a busman's holiday that?

 

[Les Beeavinu]

Almost a busman's holiday that?

Yes, should be put on data entry leave.

 

[Gazza Bee]

23 wickets at the oval today after the Groundsman was put on gardening leave last week

This tickled me more than it should have done really

 

[badgerbee]

Unfortunately could be playing 2nd Div cricket next season....

Or maybe not.....

 

[Untouchable]

This definitely won’t end badly.


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[Gazza Bee]

This definitely won’t end badly.


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Oh boy who makes these decisions and how do they still have a job?

 

[Les Beeavinu]

I wonder how he will mentor England's best ever white ball cricketer in Jos Buttler. Couldn't they just have asked him to do it?

 

[CTBee]

KP had an elite mentality when he was playing, he was able to perform under high pressure, I'm not sure Buttler has shown the same mentality.

 

[SpiderBee]

KP had an elite mentality when he was playing, he was able to perform under high pressure, I'm not sure Buttler has shown the same mentality.

Describing Pietersen when scoring a big hundred at Taunton, Steve Kirby said it was like bowling at a rubiks cube using 3 bats!

 

[alikat]

This definitely won’t end badly.


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Oh my God! Well, at least it saves us from having to listen to him as a commentator!

 

[Untouchable]

KP had an elite mentality when he was playing, he was able to perform under high pressure, I'm not sure Buttler has shown the same mentality.

Buttler has won the Blast, IPL, World Cup and T20 World Cup (whilst being Englands captain and top scorer).

I’m not sure what that it if it isn’t an elite mentality.