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Post by Admin on Jun 17, 2021 19:49:49 GMT
61-0 in 5 disappearing to all parts at the moment
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Post by Admin on Jun 17, 2021 20:05:57 GMT
100-2 10 Bedingham looks useful
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Post by chris on Jun 17, 2021 20:21:06 GMT
100-2 10 Bedingham looks useful
Warwickshire, Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Worcestershire and Durham will all finish above us this year. Maybe even Northants and Derbyshire. We’ve beaten Derbyshire and Leicestershire so far and don’t play them again. Will we win another game?
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Post by chris on Jun 17, 2021 20:44:34 GMT
Lancashire have played 5 games so far. Three wins against probably the weakest two sides (other than themselves). In the two losses Lancashire have been chased down in the 18th over after failing to score par.
Only two batsmen have a strike rate above 140, and we are about to lose one of them to England.
Bowling wise only Hartley and Livingstone of the regular bowlers have a economy of less than 8. Croft has, but until today had only bowled 2 balls. One of those two Hartley has taken 1 wicket in 17 overs. Bailey has an economy of over 11, Wood almost 10 an over. Gleeson has only bowled 1 over (presumably painfully).
Yet the only change in the starting 11 was to replace the injured Gleeson with Bailey.
When does the championship start again?
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Post by exile on Jun 17, 2021 21:33:53 GMT
Even if Bailey had gone for a decent 7 instead of an awful 22, Durham would still have only needed 15 from the last 14 balls. The problem is the "star" batsmen and their "stand and deliver" approach. This is fine on a flat track, like at Derby the other night, but they don't seem willing to use their feet and rotate the strike when the pitch is less helpful. This was a 170 pitch and 151 was never nearly enough. Exactly the same happened at Worcester. I suspect the problem is that an approach that works in the Big Bash, IPL etc doesn't work on a lot of English pitches.
We now move on to defeat at Edgbaston - except that we don't as it's going to be rained off, which suits us better than it will suit the Bears. I think we will only improve when Livingstone and Buttler go back to England duty - they're both exceptionally talented but trying to hit every ball for six not only doesn't work on most pitches in the North Group but it has got Davies into trying to do the same.
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Post by Admin on Jun 18, 2021 16:44:27 GMT
Abandoned tonight
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Post by redandrosy on Jun 19, 2021 11:29:55 GMT
A point was a good result for us. Without Livingstone or Buttler our batting will be even more pedestrian. Jennings Bohannon Wells and Jones are all good to decent four day players but aren't suited at all to t20.
Bailey again is a fine bowler but bowls 4 day lengths and gets hammered.
I'm glad we are better at the Red ball stuff and we haven't set the dangerous precedent of having players on a contract to play only white ball. I think increasingly counties only have the resources to be successful at one format at a time given the massive contrast in skills required. Witness notts going a couple of years between 4 day win but winning the t20.
The thing is there is so much money in t20 the club need to keep at least competitive in this format to grow crowds and income.
Do club pitches in the county suit more dogged batsmen and nagging seamers?
Should we look to sign or develop more t20 style players or stay on the path we are already on?
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Post by chris on Jun 19, 2021 12:42:58 GMT
A point was a good result for us. Without Livingstone or Buttler our batting will be even more pedestrian. Jennings Bohannon Wells and Jones are all good to decent four day players but aren't suited at all to t20. Bailey again is a fine bowler but bowls 4 day lengths and gets hammered. I'm glad we are better at the Red ball stuff and we haven't set the dangerous precedent of having players on a contract to play only white ball. I think increasingly counties only have the resources to be successful at one format at a time given the massive contrast in skills required. Witness notts going a couple of years between 4 day win but winning the t20. The thing is there is so much money in t20 the club need to keep at least competitive in this format to grow crowds and income. Do club pitches in the county suit more dogged batsmen and nagging seamers? Should we look to sign or develop more t20 style players or stay on the path we are already on?
There is an argument that we have been trying to develop one day players (Livingstone and the signing of Buttler, Edwards come to mind). Yet shortly after that we released Griffiths whose maiden in the final (?) contributed a great deal to the winning of the holy grail, sorry T20. Jennings was clearly recruited for the championship side. Yet last year he scored a 100 in T20 (joining a very select few at the club: Law, Loye, Livingstone, Petersen & Vincent) and his 108 remains the club’s HS in T20. Lamb always looked one-day specialist to me but now seems to have settled into the championship side as well. Bohannon seemed to struggle to score quickly in T20 in previous years.
Going back further if Kerrigan had played more T20 / RL50 of the club, he may have dealt with Watson better. I don’t think it helps players to be categorised by the club.
Looking at the current fringe players only Lavelle, possibly Balderson look likely to be T20 style players and so recruitment currently seems to be championship focussed (Bell, Shah, Cornall don’t seem to be out and out aggressive T20 players but that come later with experience).
I think the club’s policy is to identify good players through the age-group system and largely stick with them, no matter what their specialism is, and see how they develop if there is a gap for them to fill in the first XI.
Lancs will always look at their age groups first. Wonder how they will treat young Corey and Rocky in a few years time? (Rocky is currently playing both u14 and u15 and Corey u15 both have played for St Annes 1st team a little this year), before then they’ll be hoping Fielding lives up to his early potential. Kesh Fonseka playing u18s whilst being u15 is another to look out for (currently with Hyde). |
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Post by redandrosy on Jun 19, 2021 13:22:50 GMT
Thanks Chris very interesting. I think the age groups are quite healthy at the moment.
I thought Griffiths was excellent against us the other day. Like Procter earlier in the season he was eager to show he was released too early.
While our fielding isn't poor I think all the teams we have played in the t20 are at a level above.
I hope Benkinstein can impart some know how into our players as our approach of thrash at everything doesn't work on slower wickets.
I see Hurt has been added to the squad maybe his extra pace can help. At his age he needs to be pushing for a place in the 1st team.
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Post by chris on Jun 19, 2021 15:48:28 GMT
Thanks Chris very interesting. I think the age groups are quite healthy at the moment. I thought Griffiths was excellent against us the other day. Like Procter earlier in the season he was eager to show he was released too early. While our fielding isn't poor I think all the teams we have played in the t20 are at a level above. I hope Benkinstein can impart some know how into our players as our approach of thrash at everything doesn't work on slower wickets. I see Hurt has been added to the squad maybe his extra pace can help. At his age he needs to be pushing for a place in the 1st team.
In terms of the team if they keep things much the same it will be Jennings and one of Wells or Jones to replace Buttler and Livingstone.
If they wish to shake it up a bit Blatherwick maybe ahead of the queue rather than Hurt (as he was already in the squad) to rest Bailey?
Everything else probably fairly settled. Jennings to open and try and bat through. |
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Post by exile on Jun 19, 2021 15:58:37 GMT
While our fielding isn't poor I think all the teams we have played in the t20 are at a level above. I hope Benkinstein can impart some know how into our players as our approach of thrash at everything doesn't work on slower wickets. The fielding could have been better but at both Worcester and Durham we had to try to defend totals that were well below par in spite of having a batting line-up that looks really powerful on paper. I think that, with Allen, Livingstone and Buttler in the side, there's too much temptation to take silly risks because "one of the others is sure to come good". Davies as much as admitted this in a recent interview and we saw an example at Durham, when Buttler, one of the best T20 batsmen in the world, got caught on the boundary without scoring. |
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Post by Admin on Jun 20, 2021 11:19:48 GMT
The defending champions are in town, and wouldn’t Lancashire love a bit of revenge for last season’s semi-final defeat at Edgbaston.
More of that later, but safe to say it is a game the Lightning would rather forget.
Lancashire are also aiming to get back to winning ways after Thursday’s defeat against Durham at Emirates Riverside and also to elevate themselves back into the top four in the North Group.
Last night, they were denied the chance to recover when the clash with North Group leaders Birmingham Bears was washed out at 5.30pm, an hour before the scheduled start time at Edgbaston.
There was only game played and three washed out in the North, with Nottinghamshire beating Derbyshire at Trent Bridge to leapfrog Lancs into fourth.
Birmingham are top with nine points from six games, while Yorkshire are second with seven from five and ahead of Durham in third and Notts in fourth - also with seven from five - courtesy of a better net run-rate.
Lancashire are now fifth with seven points from six games in an incredibly competitive group.
Team news: Keaton Jennings is in line for his first Blast appearance of the season following the departures of Liam Livingstone and Jos Buttler to England duty. The likes of Rob Jones, Liam Hurt and Luke Wells are also waiting in the wings after recent performances in the second team.
Either Alex Davies or Dane Vilas will take the gloves from Buttler. Richard Gleeson and Saqib Mahmood are still missing through injury.
Opponents: Notts suffered a major blow on the eve of the competition when two-time Blast winning captain Dan Christian was called up by Australia and forced to miss the whole competition.
The talismanic all-rounder is very much a four-dimensional cricketer for Notts, with his leadership, batting, bowling and fielding. But he has been replaced at the helm by former Lancashire all-rounder and Championship skipper Steven Mullaney.
In Joe Clarke, they have one of the brightest young batsmen in the country in their ranks. The England hopeful opens the batting and smashed a sensational 136 in victory over Northamptonshire at Wantage Road last Sunday.
He forms a dangerous opening partnership with Alex Hales.
With the ball, tall off-spinner Matt Carter is their leading wicket-taker with nine and experienced seamer Luke Fletcher has seven. He is having a great season having taken 38 wickets in the County Championship.
Only Durham’s Chris Rushworth (40) has taken more in red ball cricket.
Former Lancashire Championship title-winning coach Peter Moores remains in charge at Trent Bridge.
Previous meeting: These two counties met at Finals Day on October 4, with rain wiping out Saturday and delaying play until 3.15pm on the Sunday.
Both semi-finals were limited to 11 overs per side, and Lancashire were beaten by five wickets with 16 balls to spare defending a target of 95.
Lancashire, having elected to bat, were in reasonable order at 61-1 in the seventh over, but they lost three for 17 to undermine their acceleration and finished with 94-4.
In reply, Notts reached 50-1 in the fifth over before losing 3-11 to Tom Hartley and Matthew Parkinson.
However, Australian captain Dan Christian smashed four successive sixes off Liam Livingstone in the eighth over to seal the game.
He finished with 30 off only 13 balls.
The Outlaws went on to beat Surrey in the evening final.
What they said: On Thursday evening, Steven Croft played his 200th career game in T20 cricket, with 183 of those coming for Lancashire in the Blast.
He has posted 20 fifties, with a quarter of those coming against today’s opponents Nottinghamshire. In that respect, they are his most prolific opponents.
Aged 36, Croft, who has also played for Auckland and Northern Districts in New Zealand, is still proving an integral part of the Lightning’s search for silverware in all formats, not just in the Blast.
Lancashire’s captain when they lifted their only Blast title to date, Croft has his heart set on continuing to rack up the games.
“I wouldn’t have dreamed of playing 200 T20 games, so it’s a proud achievement to get there,” said the veteran all-rounder, who debuted in this format in 2006.
“There’s been plenty of fun along the way, and I’ll hopefully add quite a few more (appearances) yet.
“Time flies when you’re having fun, and I’d like to play for a few years yet.
“Whether batting, bowling or fielding, it’s a great format to get involved in because you can change a game.
“I want to try and keep my standards high for as long as possible. I want to throw myself around in the field. The day I don’t want to do that is the day I’ll be a detriment to the team.”
Croft was speaking to BBC Radio Lancashire’s Scott Read about his milestone and was asked what advice he would give to a young Steven Croft if he were starting out in the game now.
Would he concentrate on white ball cricket only and chase the riches on offer or would he want to combine white and red ball cricket?
His answer will be extremely popular: “Both,” he said. “I get just as much enjoyment out of all formats. I would also say, ‘Keep enjoying it’.”
Steven Mullaney believes the experience in Notts Outlaws’ Vitality Blast squad is crucial to their success as the Green and Golds prepare to face Lancashire Lightning at Emirates Old Trafford.
The Outlaws have named a 13-man squad as they look to continue a run of three successive wins in the competition.
“We’ve got several players who have played a lot of T20 cricket and are in form,” Mullaney said, reflecting on the wealth of squad members who have fired in the Blast thus far.
“Jake [Ball] is getting back to his best having been out injured, his first over against Derbyshire was outstanding and he is getting better and better.
“To nail two yorkers under pressure with a wet ball at the end too, shows how much skill he possesses.
“Samit [Patel] has got a big score under his belt, and is generally crucial with bat and ball, and I’ve managed to spend some time in the middle and felt good.”
In the Outlaws’ first wins of the season, it was Joe Clarke and Alex Hales who did the damage. Clarke blasted 136 against the Steelbacks whilst Hales’ 96* against Durham was the difference between the sides.
To have secured a win by two runs with neither firing against Derbyshire Falcons displayed the talent in the squad, according to the captain.
“To win without Hales and Clarke scoring was important, because it shows our depth,” the 34-year-old said.
“Duckett summed up what we do well as a side in the format - assessing conditions but still being positive. Going in on that pitch was difficult, it was two paced, so I am particularly proud of the team.”
For Mullaney, to have come out victorious in a tense affair against Derbyshire was particularly important
“It was really important that we continued our momentum. It felt like a knock-out game because of the way it finished, and it is important to bank those games, because they stand us in good stead moving forwards having come out of it on the right side.”
As they gear up for their sixth game of the campaign in just 11 days, Mullaney is aware of the threat posed by Sunday’s opponent Lancashire, but believes with success behind his squad, they will head into the fixture with high hopes of a positive outcome.
“Lancashire are arguably one of the best sides in the country. They lose a couple of excellent players to England in Jos Buttler and Liam Livingstone, but whoever comes in will be well drilled," he said.
“They are very well led by Dane Vilas, and they have got the likes of Alex Davies who has scored a lot of runs in this competition. We know that they are a good team, but with the run we are on, it is a game that we are confident heading into.”
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Post by Admin on Jun 20, 2021 13:06:37 GMT
Notts win toss and bat   |
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Post by Admin on Jun 20, 2021 13:49:14 GMT
Notts 48-2 5
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Post by Admin on Jun 20, 2021 14:08:58 GMT
87-3 10
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