Middlesex CCC 2017

[GP200]

.............Malan gone......50-3............

 

[scruff puppy pup]

What time does play end tonight?

 

[badgerbee]

What time does play end tonight?

Depending on whether a result is likely, could go on to about 21:30......minimum of 55 overs remaining today (at 17:20)....

 

[GP200]

................century for Compton.............

 

[scruff puppy pup]

Depending on whether a result is likely, could go on to about 21:30......minimum of 55 overs remaining today (at 17:20)....

Probably another two hours of holding out.

First Brexit, then Donald Trump becoming US President, now Essex atop the County Championship.
We do live in strange times.

 

[amersfoort bee]

211-4 with 31 overs left, 85 behind.

Chances are that it will be a draw.

 

[scruff puppy pup]

211-4 with 31 overs left, 85 behind.

Chances are that it will be a draw.

Nick Compton loves this situation.
Just stay there, no pressure to score runs.
I mean, he's pretty useless when it comes to scoring at a rate in the limited overs games.

 

[amersfoort bee]

Nick Compton loves this situation.
Just stay there, no pressure to score runs.
I mean, he's pretty useless when it comes to scoring at a rate in the limited overs games.

He has a scoring rate of over 114 in T20 games. Not too bad I would have thought.

 

[GP200]

...............Simpson gone,all 5 for Harmer..............

 

[scruff puppy pup]

Okay, 5th wicket down, Compton still there.
How much longer do they play?

 

[amersfoort bee]

14 overs still to play.

 

[badgerbee]

Okay, 5th wicket down, Compton still there.
How much longer do they play?

13 overs left.....will do well to lose it from here......

 

[amersfoort bee]

10 overs left now. Must be a draw.

 

[Humblebee]

Please don't tempt fate.

 

[amersfoort bee]

Fate is probably the only temptation I have left to me.

 

[badgerbee]

10 overs left now. Must be a draw.

252/6......8 overs left.....

 

[Humblebee]

Compton out 252-6. Harmer's now bowled 42 overs, twice as many as anyone else. Doesn't the bu**er ever get tired???

 

[amersfoort bee]

3 overs left with 4 wickets remaining. Must be a draw I hope.

 

[amersfoort bee]

O dear Harmer has just got another wicket. Ollie Rayner to see us out?

 

[GP200]

Compton out 252-6. Harmer's now bowled 42 overs, twice as many as anyone else. Doesn't the bu**er ever get tired???

..............taken all seven wickets.............

 

[badgerbee]

261/8 (all 8!!)....2 overs minimum left.....but they'll play until 9:00......

 

[amersfoort bee]

Nope, Rayner out to Harmer. Now taken all 8 wickets this innings.

 

[amersfoort bee]

Looks like we are going to get beaten.

 

[badgerbee]

261/9......7 minutes left.....

 

[amersfoort bee]

Five minutes left with one wicket to go. Hope Finn walks out very slowly.

 

[CTBee]

Scenes

 

[amersfoort bee]

Scratch around for a minute or so taking guard etc. Draw essential here.

 

[GP200]

...............oh dear..............

 

[CTBee]

Just can't help myself from rofl

 

[amersfoort bee]

Damm, damm. damm. Hamer takes 9 wickets in the innings and Middlesex are beaten.

 

[GP200]

Just can't help myself from rofl

..............wrong thread..............

 

[badgerbee]

13 overs left.....will do well to lose it from here......

And they do!!!! rofl
Lost by innings and 38 runs!!! lol
Last 5 wickets go for 10 runs!!!

 

[amersfoort bee]

Just three balls to last out. O well, do the double over Warwickshire and we will be back in the mix - he says hopefully.

 

[badgerbee]

.....to avoid an innings defeat......??

lol rofl

 

[CTBee]

Just three balls to last out. O well, do the double over Warwickshire and we will be back in the mix - he says hopefully.

I admire your attitude amersfoort

 

[SpiderBee]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/ECKO41276

 

[Judio1999]

Essex look to be a very strong side this season

Maybe the damp pitch from Tuesday helped the spinner ??

 

[TW3Bee]

Well that didn't go too well.

 

[California Bee]

Just curious, are the folks who used to live in Middlesex still loyal to the Middlesex CCC or did they cross the Thames when Middlesex was largely swallowed up by London? There's quite a large Surrey CCC section on GPG.

BTW, why are Staines and Shepperton now in Surrey? If they were shutting down Middlesex but not joining London wouldn't it be logical to just slide along the north bank of the Thames into Buckinghamshire?

 

[TW3Bee]

Just curious, are the folks who used to live in Middlesex still loyal to the Middlesex CCC or did they cross the Thames when Middlesex was largely swallowed up by London? There's quite a large Surrey CCC section on GPG.

BTW, why are Staines and Shepperton now in Surrey? If they were shutting down Middlesex but not joining London wouldn't it be logical to just slide along the north bank of the Thames into Buckinghamshire?

Staines and Shepperton are still in Middlesex has far as I'm concerned.

 

[Travel Tavern Bee]

Staines and Shepperton are still in Middlesex has far as I'm concerned.

Correct my friend as is Ashford .

 

[GP200]

.................away at Warwickshire today..............

 

[GP200]

............Middlesex elect to bowl,Warks 53-2..............

 

[wanderer paul]

............Middlesex elect to bowl,Warks 53-2..............

Is that the ex Ipswich player, John Wark, and his bruvs? Didn't realise there were eleven of 'em. Cool. :afro:

 

[amersfoort bee]

89-3 at lunch.

 

[TW3Bee]

89-3 at lunch.

Good first session.

 

[amersfoort bee]

Warwickshire 302-7 at close of play. I thought we would have done a little better than that. Next two days I will be watching the game live.

Off topic, but I would think that Gloucester will be getting some point deductions after 25 wickets fall on day one.

 

[scruff puppy pup]

25 wickets fell in a day at Cheltenham in the Glos v Glamorgan game.
Don't they usually have an enquiry into the management of the pitch when it's that many?

 

[TW3Bee]

25 wickets fell in a day at Cheltenham in the Glos v Glamorgan game.
Don't they usually have an enquiry into the management of the pitch when it's that many?

More than 16 or 17 I think.

May be that it was down to incompetent batting.

 

[scruff puppy pup]

I think Kent are just being greedy now.
You know that kid in the park who just hogs the batting so you hardly get a go?

Ex-Middx Joe Denly put up another big score. Scored a double century two games ago.