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Post by Skimmer on Jul 16, 2021 15:43:18 GMT
Anybody know when tickets go on sale for the 50 over v Middx, Royal London on 3rd Aug?
Thanks.
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Post by richard on Jul 17, 2021 11:47:26 GMT
Anybody know when tickets go on sale for the 50 over v Middx, Royal London on 3rd Aug? Thanks. Yes. I am interested in tickets for the game v. Worcestershire and keep looking for information. |
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Post by Admin on Jul 29, 2021 16:48:12 GMT
Membership cards can be used again by the sounds of it normal service resumed although depending on were the wicket is depends on which stands are open
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Post by richard on Jul 29, 2021 17:31:44 GMT
But as I am only a T20 member I presumably can’t use mine and I can’t find any other way of buying tickets.
I will be emailing them (again) in the morning.
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Post by Admin on Jul 29, 2021 18:37:10 GMT
But as I am only a T20 member I presumably can’t use mine and I can’t find any other way of buying tickets. I will be emailing them (again) in the morning. Best of luck probably never get a reply |
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Post by richard on Jul 30, 2021 8:11:52 GMT
But as I am only a T20 member I presumably can’t use mine and I can’t find any other way of buying tickets. I will be emailing them (again) in the morning. Best of luck probably never get a reply I can now buy tickets. Maybe they were just slow in setting it up or maybe they read this site ? |
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Post by richard on Jul 31, 2021 9:11:42 GMT
Best of luck probably never get a reply I can now buy tickets. Maybe they were just slow in setting it up or maybe they read this site ? Spoke too soon. My order was rejected. Ah well. Awaiting an explanation now. |
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Post by Admin on Aug 2, 2021 16:02:34 GMT
Having secured victory on the road against the Worcestershire Rapids yesterday, Middlesex now head north to Old Trafford where they'll look to do so again, as they take on Lancashire in the Royal London Cup tomorrow.
Middlesex name an unchanged squad of fifteen for the tomorrow's clash.
The win yesterday saw Middlesex leapfrog Sussex and Kent in the Group A table, and another victory in Manchester tomorrow would keep Middlesex right in the hunt for qualification from Group A.
With only three sides in each group going forward in the competition, it's hard to see a side qualifying with anything less than nine points, and with Middlesex now sat on three points from four games played, they'll be pleased that they can take some momentum from yesterday's result into tomorrow's clash and look to build on it with another victory.
It was the kind of performance that will have done wonders for the confidence in the Middlesex group, as runs flowed, and the bowling unit were disciplined, in what was arguably Middlesex's most accomplished white-ball performance of the summer.
In beating Worcestershire yesterday, Middlesex put an end to the Rapids 100% winning start, and tomorrow they'll have the opportunity to inflict the first defeat of the campaign on Lancashire, who remain unbeaten, having won three of their opening four games, with the other clash being washed out.
Lancashire now sit atop of Group A on seven points, having beaten Sussex, Gloucestershire and Hampshire in three relatively low scoring affairs. Despite sitting in pole position, the hosts' leading run scorer to date is Luke Wells, who has just 102 runs to his name, whilst Middlesex in comparison have Stephen Eskinazi, Jack Davies and Robbie White all over that threshold, with Sam Robson not far behind, so in terms of batting firepower, Middlesex have more than enough in the ranks.
It's with the ball where Lancashire have delivered however, with four bowlers having taken five or more wickets in their campaign, whereas Middlesex's leading wicket-takers are Ethan Bamber and Luke Hollman with four apiece.
It promises to be a thrilling encounter at Old Trafford tomorrow, where Middlesex will be hoping they can repeat yesterday's performance and keep their one-day campaign on track.
Middlesex name the following fifteen-man squad for tomorrow’s clash:
Peter Handscomb (captain)
Martin Andersson
Ethan Bamber
Varun Chopra
Jack Davies
Josh De Caires
Stephen Eskinazi
Toby Greatwood
James Harris
Max Harris
Max Holden
Luke Hollman
Sam Robson
Robbie White (wicket-keeper)
Thilan Walallawita
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TUE 03 AUGUST
ROYAL LONDON ONE-DAY CUP - GROUP A
EMIRATES OLD TRAFFORD
START TIME: 11:00
DURATION: 1 DAY
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Mark Chilton and co have won three of their opening four games, including against Hampshire at the Ageas Bowl yesterday in a rain-affected game, and sit top of the table with seven points from four games.
The unbeaten Red Rose won by 51 runs on Duckworth Lewis Stern against the 2018 champions, who they bowled out for just 162 inside 44 overs and were on a commanding 115-2 in the 26th when rain arrived.
Tom Bailey, George Balderson both returned career best three-wicket hauls before Luke Wells anchored the chase with an unbeaten 66 - also his best score in this format.
Now it is back home to Emirates Old Trafford to face Middlesex, who claimed their first win defending 303 in a 41-over game against Worcestershire on Sunday.
Should Lancashire hold onto top spot at the end of the group phase, they would advance directly to a home semi-final on Tuesday August 17 ahead of the final at Trent Bridge two days later.
A second or third-placed finish in the group would see them play an effective quarter-final on Saturday August 14.
Team news:
Three of Lancashire’s remaining four games will be played at Emirates Old Trafford, so it may be that spin and pace off bowling comes more into the reckoning, as we have seen so often in Vitality Blast cricket in the past.
While unavailability makes options limited for Mark Chilton and stand-in captain Tom Bailey, it is likely that spin options such as Steven Croft, Luke Wells and Rob Jones are used to supplement frontline left-armer Jack Morley.
Opponents:
A Red Rose favourite returns in the form of Middlesex coach Stuart Law.
The Australian lit up Emirates Old Trafford in the early 2000s with his exhilarating style of batting.
He and his current side are having a tough season across all formats, winning only seven times across 28 games.
They will end the summer in the bottom group of the LV= Insurance County Championship and missed out on quarter-final qualification in the Vitality Blast.
Law and co did, however, claim a morale boosting RL50 victory over Worcestershire at New Road on Sunday when they racked up 302-5 in 41 overs and defended it to win by 13 runs.
That was their first win in four Group A games, added to two defeats and a No Result.
It is somewhat of a surprise that they are not up there challenging in this competition given the first-team regulars and senior figures available to them.
Sam Robson, Max Holden, Stevie Eskinazi, captain Peter Handscomb, Martin Andersson, James Harris and Ethan Bamber were all in Sunday’s team against Worcester when opener Eskinazi starred with a superb 130.
Australian batsman Handscomb has been their overseas player and skipper throughout the summer.
Mike Atherton’s son, the fledgling batsman Josh de Caires, has played two Championship games and a T20 for Middlesex this summer. But he has not featured in the RL50 to date.
Previous meeting:
Lancashire have won the last three one-day meetings with Middlesex, dating back to 2012, including a Royal London quarter-final at Lord’s in 2019 when Saqib Mahmood starred with four wickets in a feverish defence of a 305 target.
In a mid-May fixture at the Home of Cricket, Keaton Jennings opened and made 96, Steven Croft added 68 and captain Dane Vilas 70 not out in 304-4 having been inserted.
In reply, Mahmood opened the bowling with Jimmy Anderson and claimed three of the first five wickets to fall as Middlesex crumbled to 24-5 in front of the Sky TV cameras.
In that new ball burst, Mahmood removed New Zealand stalwart Ross Taylor as one of his victims to perhaps catch the eye of the wider cricketing public for the first time.
Bowling all-rounder James Harris hit a brilliant 117 and shared a recovery partnership of 197 for the sixth wicket with John Simpson (74) to reignite the contest.
But both fell in the 41st over, Harris stumped off Matthew Parkinson and Simpson run out, as the score fell to 221-7.
From there, Middlesex had too much to do and fell to 284 all out in the penultimate over, giving Lancashire a semi-final meeting with Hampshire at the Ageas Bowl a couple of days later.
Unfortunately, it was a fixture they went on to lose.
What they said:
George Balderson starred in his third career List A appearance with three wickets at Hampshire on Sunday and has his eyes on the prize.
The young all-rounder has helped the Red Rose into pole position to qualify for the knockouts, thus keeping them on course for the Trent Bridge final on August 19.
The Red Rose are searching for their first major piece of List A silverware since the Sunday League in 1999.
“This competition is a great chance to win a trophy and for players to step up, so it’s a massive thing for us,” said the former England Under 19s captain.
“It’s been a good mix of players stepping up and putting in performances, which shows the depth in the squad we have at the moment.”
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Post by man in the stand on Aug 2, 2021 18:33:24 GMT
1st Lancs game post "freedom day" so less restrictions than before "we will be opening stands based on the position of the wicket due to the level of cost.............. not all stands will be open for every fixture. ............. there will always be an upper tier open to view the matches.................. the Pavilion Terrace and Members’ Lounge will be open for all these matches and will be available for indoor seating ... Sounds like either B or C will be open.. Weather should be ok...might be a shower late afternoon...
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Post by Admin on Aug 3, 2021 10:21:40 GMT
They won toss and batted
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Post by Admin on Aug 3, 2021 13:28:18 GMT
257 all out
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Post by exile on Aug 3, 2021 17:52:04 GMT
Lost by 6 runs with Jennings unable to return to the middle having apparently pulled a hamstring. Almost plucked an extremely unlikely victory from the jaws of defeat but we should never have been chasing anything like 258 after reducing Middlesex to 190 for 8.
These pitches on the edge seem to have retained the worst characteristics of the old square before it was turned: easy to bat on at first but slowly dying. Chasing anything above 230 is extremely difficult and we wouldn't have got anywhere near 251 but for being gifted a few at the end. Maybe it would have been different if Jennings hadn't got injured but letting their last two wickets add 67 was criminal.
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Post by redandrosy on Aug 3, 2021 18:12:55 GMT
Totally agree with you there should have been something like 225 max to chase.
Should Lamb be promoted in the order now? 8 is quite low in such a stodgy line up given his ability to hit and improvise. I don't see any of the others hitting that reverse swept 6.
A debut in place of Jennings for Cornall at Durham? The only other member of the 13 is bowler George Burrows.
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Post by man in the stand on Aug 3, 2021 19:08:25 GMT
Good crowd and a very noisy Middlesex team. Wicket well over to one side so making accurate bowling a must. We had them at the 40 over mark at 189 for 7 but somehow we let them score a further 68 runs. Don't understand why Bailey, our best bowler, only bowled 9 overs.
We started ok. Wells out to a silly stroke though. Agree that Lamb could easily bat higher though opening might a big ask..
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Post by Dave Towers on Aug 3, 2021 19:12:47 GMT
Hurt and Morley faced 5 balls at the end without managing a run; as has been said a fit Jennings would surely have got us over the line.
Presumably his injury must have been quite bad, without knowing the details with us being so close when Hurt was out can’t have been considered fit enough to come in with a runner.
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