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Post by anyportinastorm on Sept 28, 2024 16:26:17 GMT
Let the resignations and sackings commence..as if at this sham of a club.
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Post by Admin on Sept 28, 2024 17:25:33 GMT
Yorkshire promoted
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Post by John W on Sept 29, 2024 7:11:58 GMT
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Post by Admin on Sept 29, 2024 7:39:47 GMT
Worcestershire 180 (Waite 60, van Beek 48, Phillip 5-65, Bailey 3-22) and 0 for 0 lead Lancashire 177 (Waite 3-38) by three runs
Lancashire’s relegation from Division One of the Vitality County Championship was confirmed on the third day of their final match of the 2024 campaign against Worcestershire at Visit Worcestershire New Road.
After bowling out the home side for 180, Lancashire were themselves then dismissed for 177 in 55.1 overs.
Their fate was sealed as relegation rivals Nottinghamshire and Warwickshire picked up sufficient points from their meeting at Trent Bridge to both guarantee their own safety.
It was their fourth relegation from the top flight since last winning the title in 2011 – in 2012, 2014, 2018 and now 2024.
Worcestershire had already guaranteed their own safety with a game to spare and now have their sights on trying to secure a top six finish.
They resumed on 119-7 and Matthew Waite completed his half century off just 37 balls with four sixes and two fours.
He was given staunch support by Logan van Beek during a free-flowing partnership of 84 from 15 overs.
Waite (60) eventually fell to Phillip when he went for a pull through mid wicket but gloved the ball to Keaton Jennings at second slip.
Joe Leach, in his final match before retiring, received a standing ovation from supporters on his way to the wicket but made only two before he was bowled off the inside edge to give Phillip his fifth wicket.
Van Beek and Jack Home added 26 useful runs for the final wicket before the former on 48 from 70 balls chopped on to George Balderson
Phillip finished with figures of 13-2-65-5 and Tom Bailey 15-5-22-3.
Lancashire were left 35 minutes batting before lunch and they suffered an early setback.
Skipper Jennings drove at a delivery from Waite and the ball flew to Rob Jones who held onto a head high chance at second slip.
Josh Bohannon had an escape in the same over before he had scored when Waite failed to hold onto a sharp one-handed return catch away to his right
But there was another breakthrough when Harry Singh pushed forward to Leach and was caught behind.
The wickets continued to tumble after lunch when Bohannon attempted to work Leach to leg and was lbw.
It became 30-4 when Rocky Flintoff attempted a straight drive and was also leg before.
Keeper Matty Hurst and George Bell tried to repair the damage and added 43.
But Hurst was dismissed when he clipped Waite to Home at mid wicket.
Home came into the attack and accounted for Luke Wells (38) who lost his middle stump working to leg.
Waite picked up a third scalp when George Bell missed a straight ball and was lbw.
Ethan Brookes added to Lancashire’s woes in his first over after tea as Bailey became another lbw victim to a delivery which cut back.
Determined resistance came from Phillip and Balderson who added 56 for the ninth wicket.
But the innings was wrapped up with Balderson (38) caught low down by Waite at mid-on off Brookes and then Phillip (30) was collected at cover by Brookes off van Beek.
Bad light halted play at 5.10pm after one over of Worcestershire’s second innings.
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Post by alanw on Sept 29, 2024 8:52:56 GMT
The coach points to the absence of Vilas and Croft as one of the reasons for our relegation. Neither had a particularly good red ball season last year, Vilas 363 runs average 25.92 which were boosted by his century in his final game, Croft 228 runs at 22.80. He mentions their influence off the pitch being missed but Croft is still on the coaching staff. Maybe Vilas is being missed but surely this is the role of the coaching staff. Is the influence of Chapple, Onions and Crowe also being missed?
The coach also says we had a good T20 campaign, I wouldn't describe coming 3ed in the group and being humiliated in the quarter final being successful.
I think it will be an interesting meeting on Thursday.
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Post by man in the stand on Sept 29, 2024 9:28:12 GMT
I've been impressed with Phillip...can we sign him up? Will need a strong bowling attack to win Div 2.
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Post by Admin on Sept 29, 2024 9:55:30 GMT
I've been impressed with Phillip...can we sign him up? Will need a strong bowling attack to win Div 2. Apparently he’s would be happy to sign for us |
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Post by man in the stand on Sept 29, 2024 10:22:54 GMT
I've been impressed with Phillip...can we sign him up? Will need a strong bowling attack to win Div 2. Apparently he’s would be happy to sign for us |
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Post by Admin on Sept 29, 2024 10:42:14 GMT
46-5 suspect we may even win this though having to score 100 plus for our batting line up could be a tough task
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Post by MickeyG on Sept 29, 2024 10:52:01 GMT
If Lancs do win this it will be disappointing to go down having won over 25% of games. One defeat into a draw would have been enough.
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Post by MarkG on Sept 29, 2024 11:07:16 GMT
The coach points to the absence of Vilas and Croft as one of the reasons for our relegation. Neither had a particularly good red ball season last year, Vilas 363 runs average 25.92 which were boosted by his century in his final game, Croft 228 runs at 22.80. He mentions their influence off the pitch being missed but Croft is still on the coaching staff. Maybe Vilas is being missed but surely this is the role of the coaching staff. Is the influence of Chapple, Onions and Crowe also being missed?
The coach also says we had a good T20 campaign, I wouldn't describe coming 3ed in the group and being humiliated in the quarter final being successful.
I think it will be an interesting meeting on Thursday. Agree with all this, especially bemoaning the lack of Croft and Vilas. Whilst I accept they were missed, this was entirely foreseeable and - once again - you wonder why a Director of Cricket didn’t foresee it and, given he had a complete off season as neither player dropped the club in it, take steps to sort it by bringing in another senior batting pro who knew the County Championship. |
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Post by Dave Towers on Sept 29, 2024 13:10:15 GMT
A recovery from 78 for 6. It looks like any chance of a victory has slipped away.
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Post by Admin on Sept 29, 2024 14:35:07 GMT
223-9 at tea and there is rain around hazard a guess abandoned after tea
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Post by lancsdes on Sept 29, 2024 14:55:59 GMT
Correct Admin
ECB corporate thugs getting their way with an absolutely dismal end to the season.
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Post by exile on Sept 29, 2024 14:57:42 GMT
Yes - abandoned as a draw. No sure about signing Philip. Definitely has made a difference but we still haven't been able to capitalise on good starts with the ball. In both innings we had half the opposition out for not very many but couldn't prevent a lower order counter-attack. What we really need is a seamer who is fast enough to take wickets with the old ball, as Gleeson was during his brief stay in the CC.
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