Middlesex CCC 2011.

[GP200]

...........rain delayed start........a draw it is then.........

 

[Ken Richardson]

...........rain delayed start........a draw it is then.........

Yep, looks that way.

 

[GP200]

.........game drawn...........10 points.........

 

[Ken Richardson]

Surrey on a bit of a run lately, we need to watch out for them.

 

[GP200]

Surrey on a bit of a run lately, we need to watch out for them.

.........yep........up to 3rd in the table........

 

[GP200]

...........Pro 40 vs Sussex...........Sussex batting 73-0 after 11 overs...........

 

[GP200]

.........177-2 after 31 overs.........large total looming..........

 

[Ken Richardson]

Only 238 after 40 overs. We can win this.

 

[GP200]

..........yep............pegged them back..........

 

[Nada Bee]

Can we qualify? Or do we have to do a miracle? Anyone understand net run rate??!

 

[GP200]

..........not sure............but I would imagine Middx have one eye on this weeks 4 day game against Leicester as Murtagh and Collymore aren't playing..........

 

[GP200]

.........a good 7 wicket win ...........

 

[Ken Richardson]

Yep, good to see

 

[8corner]

Hopefully we can beat Leics and slurrey lose at Northants (starting tomorrow). That would nearly be enough to see us up. We can do this!!

 

[GP200]

............Middx 131-0 at lunch....................good start............Strauss 68 Robson 51............................

 

[GP200]

............................centuries for Robson and Strauss...........228-0 so far....................................

 

[8corner]

Fantastic. Welcome home Straussy

 

[Nada Bee]

312-0. Robson retired out! I can smell promotion

 

[Ken Richardson]

Bad light stopped play at 370-1. Why can't they put the floodlights on and keep playing ?

 

[Nada Bee]

Because it would bankrupt us?

 

[Ken Richardson]

Well I know hydro costs have risen in the UK, but surely not by that much ?

 

[TOMOGP]

Bad light stopped play at 370-1. Why can't they put the floodlights on and keep playing ?

Due to planning consent only allowed to use them 12 times per annum

 

[Nada Bee]

496/2 at lunch. Strauss on 241 not out.

Bat till just after tea, should have at least 650/700 by then, then just over two days to bowl them out twice. Which, shouldn't be too tricky.

 

[Nada Bee]

What do I know? They've declared at lunch.

 

[GP200]

.......151-6 in reply...........

 

[GP200]

...........193 all out ............woo hoo...........

 

[Ken Richardson]

I assume they will have to follow on.

 

[GP200]

.....................2nd innings 36-1...................

 

[GP200]

..........................................79-2 at lunch.....................

 

[Chopper]

They should wrap this one up and get the win but will they have enough points to promoted this week with Northants and Surrey playing each other?

 

[TW3Bee]

They should wrap this one up and get the win but will they have enough points to promoted this week with Northants and Surrey playing each other?

Leics fighting back.

199-2 trailing by 103.

 

[Ken Richardson]

They're 308-7 at the close. I just hope we can finish this up by lunch tomorrow.

 

[Nada Bee]

Chopper. No is the answer. We need to win 1 more county game after this one to guarantee promotion.

 

[GP200]

.......Leics. all out for 338...........36 to win.......

 

[GP200]

...........a 10 wicket win and 24 points.........

 

[Ken Richardson]

Great, in first albeit for a day or two.

 

[Ken Richardson]

Surrey putting pressure on northants. Not sure if that's good or bad for us.

 

[TOMOGP]

Surrey putting pressure on northants. Not sure if that's good or bad for us.

Can see Slurry actually catching Northants and going up with us, we now have 2 away games Glamorgan next week and the following week Leicestershire again

Northants only have one more Gloucestershire away and Slurry away to Essex and home to Derbyshire

Assuming 24 points max for all makes Middlesex 255 points
Slurry 228
Northants 225

Interesting

 

[Nada Bee]

Relax, were up !!!

 

[GP200]

Relax, were up !!!

..........are you sure??????......

 

[Ken Richardson]

Relax, were up !!!

I hope your not just messing with our minds

 

[GP200]

..........looking at the table,one more won ought to do it.........

 

[Nada Bee]

We need 16 points to go up.

And that's only if Surrey get max points in each of their last 3 games.

But they're only average around 12.3 points a game thus far. So if they get 37 more points we only need two points in two more games to go up.

Were not gonna mess it up

 

[GEOFFBEE]

We need 16 points to go up.

And that's only if Surrey get max points in each of their last 3 games.

But they're only average around 12.3 points a game thus far. So if they get 37 more points we only need two points in two more games to go up.

Were not gonna mess it up

Let us face it. Being Bees fans plus Middx fans we will be hardened to lots of tension and uncertainty!!

 

[Nada Bee]

So Surrey get 21 points for their victory.

So they're 26 points behind us with 2 to play.

 

[Ken Richardson]

And we stay top :bound:

 

[Nada Bee]

I will be doing a live table during the next 4 days. Exciting stuff I know. But we could be promoted this time Friday. Bring it on.

 

[GP200]

...............vs Glamorgan starts today.........

 

[GP200]

..........rain delayed start.........Surrey batting and are 88-4...........

 

[Nada Bee]

Surrey 141/5

Excellent news. Will struggle to get more than 3 batting points. Can only be good.