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Post by Admin on Jun 17, 2022 19:11:57 GMT
Warwickshire hit Notts for 261-2
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Post by Admin on Jun 17, 2022 19:26:20 GMT
51-1 5.1
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Post by Admin on Jun 17, 2022 19:44:33 GMT
101-1 10 might take some winning this
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Post by Admin on Jun 17, 2022 20:01:31 GMT
135-2 15
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Post by Admin on Jun 17, 2022 20:07:16 GMT
Distinctly second best in this one
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Post by Dave Towers on Jun 17, 2022 21:14:26 GMT
A day when Salt, Buttler and Livingstone score 350 runs for England, oh to have had a combination of them at Northampton. Bohannon and Jones would be the first to admit that T20 is not their strongest suit.
Is Buttler likely to turn out in Lancashire colours at all this season?
Notts up next; I can see us having a bit of a struggle to get over the line despite a run of six wins on the bounce.
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Post by exile on Jun 17, 2022 22:05:25 GMT
Brainless batting for the second game in succession. We are increasingly going to encounter used and worn pitches and the batters need to adapt, use their feet and rotate the strike instead of just standing there swiping. That said, our back-up resources do seem to be very thin and I'm inclined to agree that qualifying is not going to be as easy as it looked a couple of weeks ago. We're still top of the table but for how much longer? At least it won't be a used pitch at Blackpool.
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Post by Phil on Jun 17, 2022 22:38:33 GMT
A day when Salt, Buttler and Livingstone score 350 runs for England, oh to have had a combination of them at Northampton. Bohannon and Jones would be the first to admit that T20 is not their strongest suit. Is Buttler likely to turn out in Lancashire colours at all this season? Notts up next; I can see us having a bit of a struggle to get over the line despite a run of six wins on the bounce. Even if we get through, the qtrs and the finals day are around more white ball England games so we could be really hampered by call ups. |
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Post by redandrosy on Jun 18, 2022 8:11:10 GMT
After a ponderous powerplay I think later players felt they really had to up the tempo to get a competitive score. A number of our batsmen are 4 day players really and we are left very thin on the players who do more than take singles if Salt and Livingstone are away.
If Buttler is living in London now I think he will sign for the Surrey all stars and he has played his last game for us as his contact is up.
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Post by Dave Towers on Jun 18, 2022 9:14:33 GMT
The lack of home grown batsmen is worrying looking forward. There’s Bohannon, whose form this season, (apart from one innings) has dropped right off. The only other two are Jones, who’s been in and out of the side since 2016 without doing enough to warrant a regular place and Croft, having a good season but for how much longer? Another year after this maybe?
Jennings, Wells, Salt and Buttler all came from other counties and Vilas from abroad. I think it might have been Chris who said there weren’t (m)any names in the seconds screaming out to be selected. Lancashire’s a big county, surely there must be some talent to be unearthed.
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Post by redandrosy on Jun 18, 2022 9:30:29 GMT
Not only is the lack of homegrown batsmen worrying but we seem short of seam bowlers coming through the seconds. The two england under 19 bowlers don't seem to have featured much this year in the seconds although Boyden was in the squad for this T20 game.
Maybe people like Gary Yates were very good in getting young cricketers ready for the first team.
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Post by chris on Jun 18, 2022 13:22:55 GMT
The lack of home grown batsmen is worrying looking forward. There’s Bohannon, whose form this season, (apart from one innings) has dropped right off. The only other two are Jones, who’s been in and out of the side since 2016 without doing enough to warrant a regular place and Croft, having a good season but for how much longer? Another year after this maybe? Jennings, Wells, Salt and Buttler all came from other counties and Vilas from abroad. I think it might have been Chris who said there weren’t (m)any names in the seconds screaming out to be selected. Lancashire’s a big county, surely there must be some talent to be unearthed.
When as you say 4 of the top six come from outside of the club, how do home grown players prove their ability and temperament?
Not that long ago when I mentoned Lavelle on here, it was suggested by a guest that he would be astonished if selected. Yet, this is a 22 year old who has scored over 1300 runs just in the 2nds 3 day format, and been top run scorer in that competition for the last three years (including this one). Averaging 52, 51, 31, 31, 26 over the last 6 years - no games in 2020). Yet we have given the gloves to Salt and when’s he’s absent Vilas claims them. Isn’t the problem at 1st XI level not in 2nd team? Simply no room. Nothing changes same happened to Simpson.
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Post by chris on Jun 18, 2022 13:39:07 GMT
Not only is the lack of homegrown batsmen worrying but we seem short of seam bowlers coming through the seconds. The two england under 19 bowlers don't seem to have featured much this year in the seconds although Boyden was in the squad for this T20 game. Maybe people like Gary Yates were very good in getting young cricketers ready for the first team.
Suspect Yates simply was around longer so had more success. How long has Karl Krikken been 2nd XI coach, one or two years maybe? |
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Post by alanw on Jun 18, 2022 16:54:59 GMT
If Buttler is living in London now I think he will sign for the Surrey all stars and he has played his last game for us as his contact is up. |
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Post by Phil on Jun 18, 2022 17:41:57 GMT
The lack of home grown batsmen is worrying looking forward. There’s Bohannon, whose form this season, (apart from one innings) has dropped right off. The only other two are Jones, who’s been in and out of the side since 2016 without doing enough to warrant a regular place and Croft, having a good season but for how much longer? Another year after this maybe? Jennings, Wells, Salt and Buttler all came from other counties and Vilas from abroad. I think it might have been Chris who said there weren’t (m)any names in the seconds screaming out to be selected. Lancashire’s a big county, surely there must be some talent to be unearthed.
When as you say 4 of the top six come from outside of the club, how do home grown players prove their ability and temperament?
Not that long ago when I mentoned Lavelle on here, it was suggested by a guest that he would be astonished if selected. Yet, this is a 22 year old who has scored over 1300 runs just in the 2nds 3 day format, and been top run scorer in that competition for the last three years (including this one). Averaging 52, 51, 31, 31, 26 over the last 6 years - no games in 2020). Yet we have given the gloves to Salt and when’s he’s absent Vilas claims them. Isn’t the problem at 1st XI level not in 2nd team? Simply no room. Nothing changes same happened to Simpson.
It was me who said I would be astonished if Lavelle was selected for a T20 game, and I stand by that, at the time we had a full squad to choose from, unlike now. He hadn't done anything to suggest he could play that format better than those playing. He may get into the Royal London squad. |
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