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English Domestic Season 2023

Unconquered

Unconquered

Cricket Spectator
CartyDurham said:
Any idea why Kent made that decision ?
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We had 3 Wicket Keepers here, Billings decided his focus was Kent this year so as club captain, that pretty much tied that position down. Robbo wanted to be first choice WK so unfortunately for us that meant him moving on.

It wasn’t a popular decision at the time and even less so now, especially when you compare the form of Robbo and Billings this season.
 
CartyDurham

CartyDurham

International Vice-Captain
Unconquered said:
We had 3 Wicket Keepers here, Billings decided his focus was Kent this year so as club captain, that pretty much tied that position down. Robbo wanted to be first choice WK so unfortunately for us that meant him moving on.

It wasn’t a popular decision at the time and even less so now, especially when you compare the form of Robbo and Billings this season.
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Cheers. Durham are very grateful. Best keeper we’ve had since Phil Mustard really .
 
Molehill

Molehill

International Captain
Some County umpiring is desperate. Last Sussex wicket given as caught behind, bat nowhere near it and slips didn't even appeal.

And now a clear caught behind where everybody went straight up is not given. Ridiculous.
 
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CartyDurham

CartyDurham

International Vice-Captain
Leicestershire have brought their 301 for 4

this deck must be pretty flat. Over 800 runs and only 9 wickets have fell on the first two days
 
wpdavid

wpdavid

Hall of Fame Member
Another year, another meet-up with old universities mates for a day at The Oval. Last year, we saw Curran and Jacks both hit hundreds against a relatively weak Kent attack on an absolute road. This time, things were more challenging. The other week, someone on CW described Lancashire as having the ‘trundliest attack imaginable’, or words to that effect. I know what he meant, but it wasn’t really fair to a bunch of guys who know exactly what they are doing in English conditions, were too good for Hampshire in their previous match, and had taken the first four Surrey wickets in the final session yesterday. I had high hopes for Jamie Smith after his brilliant knock a couple of weeks ago, and he started well today. But when another high score looked there for the taking, he inexplicably pulled a half-tracker straight to the fielder on the mid-wicket boundary. That brought Curran to the wicket, whose current approach at the start of his innings appears to be to mainly block but occasionally step well outside leg stump to the cut the ball past point. I don’t know whether it will catch on. But he got away with it, and he then concentrated on peppering cover boundary as they added 100 at a run-a-ball. If anything, Jacks looked the more composed batsman, so we were all astonished when he weakly pulled another half tracker, this time from the distinctly medium-paced Mitchell to Vilas at short mid-wicket. One ball later, Clark fell in identical fashion, and, before the end of the over, Abbott almost fell to yet another short delivery, his top edged pull narrowly avoiding the fielder at fine leg. Cue predictable jokes about Surrey’s batsmen being the least convincing hookers since Julia Roberts in ‘Pretty Woman’, especially when Curran also perished to the worst of the lot; trying to pull a delivery that he could barely reach, and only toe-ending it to mid-on. At this stage, a handy Lancashire lead looked the likeliest option, especially when Lawes fell cheaply, and last man Worrall came to join Abbott. And then things got silly. Worrall, of all people, showed the other blokes the appropriate way to deal with Mitchell’s half-trackers (i.e. deposit them several rows behind the short leg-side boundary), Abbott started to time his shots, and, in very little time, they added 130 for the last wicket until Abbott deprived himself of a century by running out his older and slower partner going for a wildly ambitious single. Instead of having a handy lead, Lancashire now faced an 86 run deficit. After Jennings fell cheaply, Bohannon and Wells batted increasingly comfortably and Lancashire were almost ahead when Bohann was bounced out by Worrall; his top-edged hook flying miles in the air for Foakes to win the race with the bowler to catch just before it would have hit the ground. And then, possibly, the highlight of the day; Latham, fielding at a very close gully, took an absolute screamer from Wells in front of his face, as much in self-defence as anything. Do take a look at it if you get the chance. Latham lay there for ages, taking it all in, and an astonished Wells could barely drag himself from the crease. Vilas' dismissal shortly before the close capped a very good day for the home side.

Anyway, sorry for the excessive wordiness, but I had a good day and thought I'd share it here.
 
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kevinw

State Vice-Captain
Maybe even Kent can't lose from their current situation. First CC ton for the talented Muyeye, who's starting to find himself at this level.
 
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