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Post by MickeyG on May 3, 2024 15:38:55 GMT
198/7.
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Post by chris on May 3, 2024 17:06:31 GMT
Excluding the likes of Symonds, Katich, Laxman, Faulkner, Maxwell, Hasan Ali
Buttler: 16 first class, 4 List A, 51 T20 Hartley: 22 first class, 0 List A, 56 T20 Byas: 15 first class, 19 List A, 0 T20
Onions: 23 first class, 12 List A, 3 T20
They mostly follow the England lead. Although not sure why they missed out on Gleeson, Wood and Salt all capped by England before Hartley. Surely they (and Balderson or Williams) could have been awarded caps at end of season bash. Probably forgot.
Luke Wood 22 first class matches, 673 runs, 1 century, 41 wickets for Lancashire, Tom Hartley 22 FC matches, 538 runs, 0 centuries, 22 wickets for Lancashire. Both debuted for Lancashire in 2020. Wood Debuted for England in 2022/23 (ODI and T20) Hartley in 2023 (ODI) 2023/24 (Tests).
Wonder what they would have done had Benkenstein left him out of the team today?
Thanks...though Buttler, Onions etc were experienced imports...how about players who started their career at Lancs? I don't keep records of when caps were awarded, just note the year against career stats. So it's inpossible to tell exactly in terms of Lancashire games when anyone was capped by the club. But
Parry finished on: 27 First Class matches, but 87 list A and 117 T20 Cap 2015 last games 2019/2020. First Class matches to 2015: 9, List A prior maybe 50 T20 maybe 70 (total maybe 130) But 9 first class!
Mahmood currently: 26 FC matches, 17 List A, 27 T20 (total 70) capped in 2021, before his tests after his ODIs / T20 probably only played a handful of games since. Maybe 60+ matches (Hartley 78) Parkinson finished on: 43 FC, 17 List A, 75 T20. Capped in 2019. 20 first class up to and inc to 2019, all 17 List A maybe half T20 up to an inc 2019 so about 75 matches total. Anderson currently: 94 FC, 61 List A, 24 T20. Capped in 2003. 17 FC up to and inc 2003, 7 List A up to and inc 2003 (he was already played ODIs for England at that stage) 0 T20 prior to cap. So 24 games max. (Stats courtesy of Cricketarchive).
The other side of the coin: Luke Procter never capped by the club, 66 FC games, 2870 runs, 3 centuries, 74 wickets (9 years in and about the first team)
Hartley 22 FC matches, 538 runs, 0 centuries, 22 wickets for Lancashire (4-5 years in and about the first team) but played for England.
Neither automatic selections, arguably.
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Post by man in the stand on May 3, 2024 17:44:10 GMT
Thanks for capping info...I suspect his test caps have speeded up Hartley's promotion. Thought he bowled better than Lyon today.
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Post by Admin on May 3, 2024 18:41:10 GMT
Vitality County Championship, Division One, Emirates Old Trafford (day one)
Kent 203-7: Evison 50*, Stewart 45, Crawley 41; Balderson 3-62
Lancashire: Yet to bat
Lancashire 2pts, Kent 0pts
Lancashire and Kent battled hard for a first day advantage in this Vitality County Championship match that finished with the hosts having the better of the proceedings with the visitors on 203 for seven from the 69 overs possible.
Joey Evison shored up the Kent batting with an unbeaten half century, his third fifty of the season, after they had been reduced to 83 for five with George Balderson taking three wickets in 28 balls.
Nathan Lyon added a brace of wickets in the afternoon as Kent enjoyed better fortunes on a tricky day for the batting side before rain in the late afternoon ended the day early at 4.50pm.
The morning session divided somewhat neatly into two halves.
The first hour saw Ben Compton and Zak Crawley made a cautious and steady start after Keaton Jennings had put Kent into bat on an overcast morning and with the floodlights switched on from the start of play.
The Kent opening pair had put on 45 runs during the first hour and were happy to pick their shots, Crawley getting off the mark second ball with a back foot square drive for four, but in the main content to play with care on a seaming pitch.
Two terrific spells by Will Williams and Balderson in the second hour changed the complexion of the day considerably.
Balderson had beaten the outside edge of both batters repeatedly and was finally rewarded when Compton edged behind to wicketkeeper Matty Hurst for 13.
Crawley went on the attack, taking three consecutive fours off Balderson in the 20th over, but then edged the first ball of the 21st from Williams to Hurst attempting a big, booming drive at a ball outside off stump to depart for 41.
Balderson snared two more quick wickets squaring up Daniel Bell-Drummond, who edged to George Bell at third slip for 3, and Jack Leaning bowled by a pitched-up delivery for 4 that the batsman played all around with Kent suddenly 76 for four at lunch.
Williams increased the visitor’s woes straight after the break by trapping Harry Finch lbw for 3 with an in-swinging delivery.
Given the success of the seam attack, Nathan Lyon and Tom Hartley had to be content to wait until the afternoon for their first spells of the day and it was Lyon who struck next.
Joe Denly and Evison had regrouped to add 46 runs for the sixth wicket, with Evison playing some eye-catching drives.
Lyon, with three fielders stationed on the boundary at long-on, midwicket and deep square leg then tempted Denly into taking on a big hit that fell just short of the rope and into the hands of a clearly delighted Red Rose skipper Jennings at long-on for 18.
Evison and Grant Stewart continued the visitor’s fightback with another good alliance that had added 55 runs by tea, Stewart bringing up the fifty partnership off 92 balls when hitting the first six of the match off Hartley.
But Kent suffered a further blow following a brief stoppage for rain when Stewart edged Lyon to Luke Wells at slip for 45, two overs before rain brought an early close.
“That was a good day,” said George Balderson.
“When you choose to bowl first you want to make some early inroads into their top order and I thought we did that well this morning.
“We went through periods of the day where we had little luck. We beat the bat a lot and had a few close decisions turned down.
“We stuck at it, toiled away and in the end I think we can be proud of our efforts today.
“We’ve spoken a lot in the last few weeks about having patience with the ball and bowling in partnerships. Try to back each other up and stick to the task. I thought we did that very well this morning.
“They were 40 for none, we were beating the bat a lot and it could be easy to go away from the initial plan and try something different. But we stuck with the plan, knew it was going to work on that pitch and we got our rewards later on for it.”
Balderson bowled a superb spell in the second hour of the day to put Kent in trouble.
“I felt in good rhythm today,” he added.
“There’s a little bit more grass on the pitch than we’re used to and having the lights on seemed to help. We had to hit the top of off stump and that suits my style of bowling.
“I’m proud of the effort from everyone. I was the one who ended picking up three wickets, but it could be anyone who got all the wickets today.”
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Post by sillypoint on May 3, 2024 19:21:40 GMT
Wonder what Balderson & Williams think of Hartley being capped.
Terrible news about Josh Baker. There have been far too many young sportsmen passing unexpectedly these past two or three years.
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Post by MickeyG on May 3, 2024 22:11:55 GMT
What's the weather meant to be for the rest of the match? A good chance of a result?
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Post by redroselionsexile on May 4, 2024 0:06:12 GMT
What's the weather meant to be for the rest of the match? A good chance of a result? Looks like very light showers for day 2 - with a bit of luck and some quick work by the ground staff when it stops raining could get quite a bit of play in. Day 3 looks like the rain may only arrive in the evening. Day 4 looks the dodgiest at the moment but even then the suggestion is showers rather than “proper” rain. Of course I fully expect this forecast to be completely different when I check again about 15 minutes before play. |
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Post by chris on May 4, 2024 8:28:44 GMT
Re AlanW ‘s earlier post , I guess this belongs more on a general thread but , reading cricket papers, the trend seems to be inexorable to 10 franchise counties with women’s team alongside mainly based in soulless stadia though Lancs may have to give OT up to concerts on occasions. Des, this is the reality.
Did Atherton write about the meeting / the subject in the Times after the members meeting?
Whilst I understand @maninthestand saying: I'm in favour - if we don't then someone else may take it.... the distribution of the proceeds of any sale of the 49% initially retained by the ECB could be the nail in the coffin for the likes of Worcestershire (moving ground due to floods) and Gloucestershire (moving ground and practically bankrupt) and so FCC is only played by 10 counties. So easy to fix the demise of those counties without a franchise. Need to think larger picture than Lancashire getting their hands on the franchise and it's money. Gidney wont though.
First Class Cricket going to 'Tier One Counties' just like the Women's game?
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Post by John W on May 4, 2024 8:47:45 GMT
Meanwhile it's yet another delayed start at OT. The weather gods are not being kind to cricket fans of the county.
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Post by Phil on May 4, 2024 9:12:46 GMT
Meanwhile it's yet another delayed start at OT. The weather gods are not being kind to cricket fans of the county. 11am inspection |
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Post by man in the stand on May 4, 2024 9:44:50 GMT
2.8mm of rain in the last 24 hours....maybe high water table still causing problems...
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Post by hariseldon on May 4, 2024 9:51:10 GMT
Shut between A and C stands.The wind tunnel E stand is open and The Edge is open for members from 12 to 4 today. Most unwelcome here now. Also, The Point is open for mayoral election counting this morning and, if, our club organised this, then Baron Binface will be elected for GM mayor. |
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Post by hariseldon on May 4, 2024 10:08:41 GMT
Shut between A and C stands.The wind tunnel E stand is open and The Edge is open for members from 12 to 4 today. Most unwelcome here now. Also, The Point is open for mayoral election counting this morning and, if, our club organised this, then Baron Binface will be elected for GM mayor. |
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Post by hariseldon on May 4, 2024 10:10:41 GMT
Shut between A and C stands.The wind tunnel E stand is open and The Edge is open for members from 12 to 4 today. Most unwelcome here now. Also, The Point is open for mayoral election counting this morning and, if, our club organised this, then Baron Binface will be elected for GM mayor. Upper C stand is open, but I'm afraid the C stand ladies toilet is in the exclusion zone. |
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Post by hariseldon on May 4, 2024 10:11:58 GMT
Meanwhile it's yet another delayed start at OT. The weather gods are not being kind to cricket fans of the county. 11am inspection 12 O'clock inspection. |
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