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Recent content by Third_Man

  1. Third_Man

    English Domestic Season 2025

    The Gloucestershire exodus continues. 25 year old Ajit Singh Dale joins his third first class county at the end of the season on a three year deal. Doubt he will join on loan earlier but you never know. Lancashire are the beneficiaries who currently have endless pace options (12 at the last...
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    5th Test (The Oval) - 31st July to 4th August

    Day 5 scenario. India batting, no chance of a result after plenty of rain. Washington Sundar batting. England refuse to shake hands as Bethell has taken 4 wickets in the innings. Pope says to Washington that he has to give away his wicket to allow the young all rounder his first test 5 for...
  3. Third_Man

    English Domestic Season 2025

    Chilton said he was allowed to leave Old Trafford because his bowling would never prosper there, and had more chance of becoming an allrounder at Derbyshire.
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    4th Test (Old Trafford, Manchester) - 23rd to 27th of July

    Great scheduling that means that both sides might well be fielding weakened sides. Why not schedule games so it's "The Best vs The Best"..... I forgot that's our franchise cricket slogan which we are in the precessing of selling off. Priorities. Can't wait for when the ECB lose control of...
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    4th Test (Old Trafford, Manchester) - 23rd to 27th of July

    But the Super Giants franchise will be happy there
  6. Third_Man

    4th Test (Old Trafford, Manchester) - 23rd to 27th of July

    Proves what the Old Trafford pitches are like. All credit to India from 0/2 is a big turnaround but that might well have been a different story on a different ground. Just imagine playing the majority of your 4 day first class matches on a ground where even Bazball can't get a result in 5 days.
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    English Domestic Season 2025

    Lancashire now 4th. Of the remaining games two are against Galmaorgan and one against bottom of the table Kent and the 4th against Middlesex. Promotion if that is applicable is in their hands after the mid season changes. Middlesex who after their own mid season changes are 5th just one point...
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    English Domestic Season 2025

    Highest ever first class scores for a Number 8 (Green 160) and a Number 10 (Hartley) for Lancashire and their highest 9th wicket partnership (Green and Hartley 212) previous 142. Lancashire currently have two players averaging over 100 in the championship (Ashton Turner 141.50 & Chris Green...
  9. Third_Man

    English Domestic Season 2025

    The pitch or maybe 145 all out and 5/2 is the Dale Benkenstein effect.
  10. Third_Man

    English Domestic Season 2025

    Sussex doing a lot of (early) business Briggs, Goodman now Price
  11. Third_Man

    T20 Blast 2025

    agree but wonder why Warwickshire and Lancashire were given the England Andorra at Aston Villa clash date. They might have a larger crossover with Football fans than some of the other counties?
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    T20 Blast 2025

    That may depend on whether the ECB release anyone in England's ODI squad. England play RSA on the 2nd, 4th and 7th September QFS on 3rd (surrey, northants), 5th (durham hants) and 6th (lancs kent, somerset warwickshire). Would they release players not likely to play on the 7th for the games on...
  13. Third_Man

    T20 Blast 2025

    Lancashire likely to be without Salt, Buttler, Livingstone, Turner, Green, Wood, Mahmood and possibly Anderson in the quarter finals will probably ensure the southern team gets to finals day.
  14. Third_Man

    T20 Blast 2025

    Top 4 is more or less guaranteed. Lancs 13 - 36 home qf now guaranteed even if lose Northants 13 - 32 play Durham 13 - 30 winner claims home QF. Loser still qualified. Warwickshire 13 -28 play Derby unlikely not to qualify but cant be at home in qf. But if they lose can be caught by Leics 13-...
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    English Domestic Season 2025

    Not sure I would assume that. Lancashire did, of sorts, but they left out the option of voting for no change /14 matches. Claiming it would be "insincere" of them to include something that would not be agreed. Alternatively there is an argument to say they left off the version which they knew...
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