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Post by apm51054 on May 2, 2018 18:36:33 GMT
The first week of May and we are almost at the halfway stage for home games this season(madness) With a forecast which is for once decent and apparently warmer than last weeks freezing conditions, no better time for Lancashire to record their first win of the season however we will be up against a Somerset side who have started the season well and are second in the league having won both games against Worcester and those across the border. Renshaw the Australian has started well with two tons in the two games. No news on squads as yet. ![]() |
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Post by stig7tfm on May 3, 2018 14:58:32 GMT
Lancs Squad (from): Liam Livingstone (c), James Anderson, Tom Bailey, Shiv Chanderpaul, Jordan Clark, Steven Croft, Alex Davies, Haseeb Hameed, Keaton Jennings, Joe Mennie, Graham Onions, Stephen Parry, Matt Parkinson, Dane Vilas
Somerset Squad (from): Tom Abell (c), George Bartlett, Dom Bess, Steve Davies, Lewis Gregory, Tim Groenewald, James Hildreth, Jack Leach, Craig Overton, Matt Renshaw, Marcus Trescothick, Paul van Meekeren and Roelof van der Merwe
I'm hoping to get there for the final 2 sessions assuming that the weather is good.
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Post by apm51054 on May 3, 2018 15:20:34 GMT
Lancs Squad (from): Liam Livingstone (c), James Anderson, Tom Bailey, Shiv Chanderpaul, Jordan Clark, Steven Croft, Alex Davies, Haseeb Hameed, Keaton Jennings, Joe Mennie, Graham Onions, Stephen Parry, Matt Parkinson, Dane Vilas Somerset Squad (from): Tom Abell (c), George Bartlett, Dom Bess, Steve Davies, Lewis Gregory, Tim Groenewald, James Hildreth, Jack Leach, Craig Overton, Matt Renshaw, Marcus Trescothick, Paul van Meekeren and Roelof van der Merwe I'm hoping to get there for the final 2 sessions assuming that the weather is good. I'm hoping to be thereon the last day if it's still going on anyway some guff from Lancs site
Lancashire welcome one of the early season form teams to Emirates Old Trafford tomorrow in Somerset, who have won their first two games against Worcestershire and Yorkshire at Taunton.
This is their first away game of the campaign, with confidence high of a far better showing than last year’s flirt with relegation.
The players and coaches aren’t getting too carried away, but those outside the West Country dressing room are starting to dream of a first ever Division One title for Tom Abell’s side.
The Red Rose, however, will be buoyed by their encouraging display against Surrey, which finished in a home draw on Monday.
Lancashire made all the running in the fixture and forced Surrey to follow-on before being denied victory on the final day.
That ended a two-game losing streak at the start of the season.
The two sides shared victories in last year’s encounters, with Lancashire winning at Old Trafford in April and Somerset at Taunton in September.
TEAM NEWS:
Jimmy Anderson returns for Lancashire in preparation for England’s summer Test series against Asian rivals Pakistan and India.
The first of those is a two-Test series against Pakistan later this month.
Anderson will play two Championship matches for the Red Rose, with the second of those coming against current leaders Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge next weekend.
Alex Davies and Shiv Chanderpaul have both been named in the squad following injury concerns last week against Surrey.
Leg-spinner Matt Parkinson comes into contention again having been a last-minute omission last week.
OPPONENTS:
Somerset are riding the crest of a wave.
After escaping relegation by the skin of their teeth last year, they have made changes on and off the field this winter.
Boltonian Jason Kerr is their new coach, while Andy Hurry has returned as director of cricket. Australian opener Matthew Renshaw is their overseas.
Middlesbrough-born Renshaw, who has family living in Manchester, has been at the forefront of their winning start with two centuries inhis first two games.
His belligerent 112 against Yorkshire was a fabulous innings, and he achieved the rare feat of getting off the mark with a six, reaching fifty with a six and doing likewise to get to his century.
They are hoping Jack Leach will recover from the illness that forced him to miss the Yorkshire game. Having said that, his replacement spinner Dom Bess only bowled a handful of overs in the match as seam dominated.
Somerset sit second in the table and five points behind early pacesetters Notts.
LAST TIME OUT:
Lancashire won the early season clash between the two at Emirates Old Trafford, despite being bowled out for 109 in the first innings.
Liam Livingstone, who captained that game as a stand-in for injured Steven Croft, and Davies both scored second-innings centuries before the visitors fell short in a chase of 295.
At Taunton in September, Somerset prevailed on a turning track, with now England left-arm spinner Leach taking nine wickets in a fixture which saw the Red Rose follow-on in reply to 335.
They set Somerset a victory target of just 68, which they achieved and won by seven wickets.
The result ended Lancashire’s slim chances of overhauling Essex at the top of the table with two games still to play.
WHAT THEY SAID:
In-form Tom Bailey has hailed Lancashire’s seam bowling attack, something which will only be strengthened by the return of Jimmy Anderson.
Bailey has taken 16 wickets from three Championship matches so far this summer, including eight against Surrey last time out.
He also hit an excellent 66 down the order with the bat.
Bailey has been backed up by former internationals Joe Mennie and Graham Onions, who have taken 12 and 11 four-day wickets respectively, and Jordan Clark with four.
“It doesn’t feel like we are relying on one person with this bowling attack,” said Bailey.
“We have four steady bowlers that carry the workload well as a unit.
“The competition for places is good for the squad, even more when Jimmy is here, and the club as well.
“We want to win the Championship, and the best way to do that is to have a strong squad.
“The only thing for me as a player is to try and do as well as I can, and I’m sure that’s the same for everyone else playing out there as well.”
Onions, a three-time Championship winner with Durham, echoed Bailey’s comments.
“I think this bowling unit is right up there (with the best I’ve played with),” he said.
“We’ve got every area covered.
“Obviously when we don’t play a spinner, Livvy comes on and does a job. When Jordan Clark hits his straps, he’s got a lot of pace and the ability to take wickets.
“Bails and Joe Mennie have done a fantastic job as well.
“Overall, the unit is in a pretty good position at the moment.” |
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Post by chris on May 3, 2018 15:21:29 GMT
Lancs Squad (from): Liam Livingstone (c), James Anderson, Tom Bailey, Shiv Chanderpaul, Jordan Clark, Steven Croft, Alex Davies, Haseeb Hameed, Keaton Jennings, Joe Mennie, Graham Onions, Stephen Parry, Matt Parkinson, Dane Vilas Somerset Squad (from): Tom Abell (c), George Bartlett, Dom Bess, Steve Davies, Lewis Gregory, Tim Groenewald, James Hildreth, Jack Leach, Craig Overton, Matt Renshaw, Marcus Trescothick, Paul van Meekeren and Roelof van der Merwe I'm hoping to get there for the final 2 sessions assuming that the weather is good. From the website: "A 14 man squad has been named for Lancashire's Specsavers County Championship clash against Somerset, starting tomorrow at Emirates Old Trafford. James Anderson returns to the Lancashire squad for the first time this season and replaces Saqib Mahmood who misses out through injury." .... despite the website previously reporting injury concerns for Davies and Chanderpaul but not Mahmood. Still wouldn't at all be surprised to see one of Davies or Chanderapul miss out. |
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Post by chris on May 4, 2018 10:06:04 GMT
Hameed and Onions left out for Anderson and Parkinson
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Post by stowi on May 4, 2018 13:42:41 GMT
HH left out on best pitch of year? Would have been ideal to get him back in form.
Davies not appeared after lunch, great idea to play him when injury doubt.
Let's see how chanderpaul holds up to two days chasing leather, Croft is no spring chicken either.
185-1 46 overs
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Post by apm51054 on May 4, 2018 16:21:53 GMT
276-3 Bartlett has got his maiden century, not playing Hameed very odd, sounds like Trescothick now injured so may not bat in the second innings however he may not need too
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Post by apm51054 on May 4, 2018 17:22:12 GMT
Decent day for Somerset however Clark snaffled Davies with last ball of the day
321-5 96 overs
Abell 48 not out
Anderson 0-70
Bailey 1-83
Mennie 2-59
Clark 1-34
Parkinson 0-51
Livingstone 1-12
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Post by chris on May 4, 2018 18:16:29 GMT
HH left out on best pitch of year? Would have been ideal to get him back in form. Davies not appeared after lunch, great idea to play him when injury doubt. Let's see how chanderpaul holds up to two days chasing leather, Croft is no spring chicken either. 185-1 46 overs That is Lancashire for you! Davies fielding at third man according to the club twitter feed. Probably because that's the only way he can bat higher than 7, and Somerset may have been entitled to deny Lancs using a substitute fielder on the basis that he brought the injury into the match. I remember Tom Moody enforcing that rule when Lancs gambled on Atherton's back injury prior to a match against Worcestershire. Hick and Moody enjoyed batting with only 10 in the field. cricketarchive.com/Lancashire/Scorecards/60/60658.htmlWisden's report ends with: "Atherton was prevented from batting until no. 8 by his recurrent back complaint. He lasted six balls and took no further part; Moody did not allow a substitute, as Atherton entered the match unfit." And yes, Chapple was playing, I bet he remembers. |
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Post by stowi on May 4, 2018 19:20:34 GMT
321-5 a lot better than 294-3 for us, need to bowl well in the morning.
The way Trescothic hobbled off I doubt he will bat except in emergency.
Davies came back on about half way through the afternoon session, hopefully OK to bat tomorrow.
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Post by Admin on May 4, 2018 19:31:29 GMT
Wicket from last ball makes scoreboard look better.
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Post by stig7tfm on May 4, 2018 23:44:57 GMT
Trescothick has fractured a bone in his foot (heard a fan ask him after the day's play where he took pics & signed autographs for those who wanted them) but don't think he'll play any further part in the game.
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Post by lankymad on May 5, 2018 7:59:32 GMT
Gotta be looking for those bowling points first thing, hopefully the relatively new ball can knock the rest over. I'm sad HH is missing this could be the one game to play him back to form; and Jennings has got to score big.
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Post by werneth on May 5, 2018 9:58:43 GMT
I agree about HH, a chance to have got his head down on what seems to be a cracking batting wicket could have been just what he needs.
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Post by lankymad on May 5, 2018 11:23:43 GMT
So when will Somerset declare? 500?? 600???
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