English Domestic Season 2025

[RightArmMystery]

Now gone for 305, and may well be heading for the nearest ice bath after batting in these condtions for a day and a half. He must have sweated several kilos during this innings. 785 for 6 now, with Jacks on 91. Maybe allowing Jacks to reach three figures before declaring.

Yeah heck of an effort. George Drissell having some fun in the sun too - 45 overs 1/247. Sure he's enjoying the Kookaburra experiment.

 

[wpdavid]

Yeah heck of an effort. George Drissell having some fun in the sun too - 45 overs 1/247. Sure he's enjoying the Kookaburra experiment.

It will be interesting to see how Jacks and Lawrence go in comparison to Drissell.

 

[mackembhoy]

Yeah heck of an effort. George Drissell having some fun in the sun too - 45 overs 1/247. Sure he's enjoying the Kookaburra experiment.

Was a bad enough call at the toss falling for a bit of green on the wicket. Before you then look at our attack.

When apart from Raine/Potts is a very poor one. Drissell is never a first division spinner, Hogg is greener than green and Neesham playing his first FC game in 3 years.

I asked this on the other thread. But can't have been many if any higher scores after losing the toss and being put into bat.

 

[mackembhoy]

Why are Surrey still batting

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

Yeah heck of an effort. George Drissell having some fun in the sun too - 45 overs 1/247. Sure he's enjoying the Kookaburra experiment.

I’m sure Drissell is hoping for some Raine!

 

[chris.hinton]

Mad scores all around the county championship

 

[chris.hinton]

Jake Libby got 200...... Can't remember the last time Worcestershire had two batsman who both got double hundreds in the same innings

 

[wpdavid]

Why are Surrey still batting

Maybe trying to beat their highest ever score, which was 811 against Somerset in 1899. I dunno, seems unnecessary to me.

 

[mackembhoy]

Maybe trying to beat their highest ever score, which was 811 against Somerset in 1899. I dunno, seems unnecessary to me.

Yep a pretty pointless thing when surely time in the game is more important.

But we will fold like a cheap deck chair an innings and 200 runs at a guess will be your victory margin.

 

[wpdavid]

Yep a pretty pointless thing when surely time in the game is more important.
But we will fold like a cheap deck chair an innings and 200 runs at a guess will be your victory margin.

Today will probably be tough, straight after five and a bit sessions in the field in these conditions. If they can reach stumps tonight without too much damage, I don't think the wicket is very likely to deteriorate on Days 3 and 4.

 

[mackembhoy]

I asked this on the other thread. But can't have been many if any higher scores after losing the toss and being put into bat.

Andrew Samson who else answers the question

Well at least someone was worse than us in FC cricket putting a team into bat.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ranji-trophy-2021-22-2022-1280196/jharkhand-vs-nagaland-preliminary-quarter-final-1280465/full-scorecard

We are the worst in CC history beating this

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ppp-healthcare-county-championship-division-two-2000-569567/glamorgan-vs-sussex-85426/full-scorecard

 

[Blenkinsop]

Carnage at New Malden where Essex 2nd XI have been reduced to 9-7 by Surrey.

 

[wpdavid]

Carnage at New Malden where Essex 2nd XI have been reduced to 9-7 by Surrey.

Some of us are old enough to remember when Essex's first team dismissed Surrey for 14 (fourteen) in a CC match.
circa 1983 iirc.

EDIT
Here we go.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/schweppes-county-championship-1983-468579/essex-vs-surrey-468581/full-scorecard

I'm pleased to see that Surrey still escaped with a draw, but it did end up being a two day match.

 

[social]

Crowd will be very disappointed to see Kent v Northants delayed as looks like a thriller

 

[SeamUp]

Cool stat I see Colin Ingram scored his 14th FC hundred for Glamorgan. The most in the last 20 years for the County.

 

[mackembhoy]

So many pointless drawn games.

Well done Rob Key on being the most stupid man in English cricket.

 

[wpdavid]

Alternatively, maybe the bowlers simply aren't good enough to cope with the kookabura ball.

 

[mackembhoy]

Alternatively, maybe the bowlers simply aren't good enough to cope with the kookabura ball.

But been comments from Aus,NZ and SA coaches and players here. Saying that the pitches just aren't conducive for getting anything from the ball.

It falls flat when England are playing with the Dukes and then large swathes of the CC will never play for England.

So what is the point other than for players who have previously struggled at test level or would struggle at test level to statpad their batting.

 

[social]

But been comments from Aus,NZ and SA coaches and players here. Saying that the pitches just aren't conducive for getting anything from the ball.

It falls flat when England are playing with the Dukes and then large swathes of the CC will never play for England.

So what is the point other than for players who have previously struggled at test level or would struggle at test level to statpad their batting.

tbf, the Kookaburra ball now used in Australia is far more bowler friendly than previous versions and is basically a Duke by another name

I assume that the one being used in CC is the same so probably just the pitch & weather

 

[mackembhoy]

tbf, the Kookaburra ball now used in Australia is far more bowler friendly than previous versions and is basically a Duke by another name

I assume that the one being used in CC is the same so probably just the pitch & weather

I've seen people say they ain't the same ball.

But the evidence here pretty damning at the horrible effect it's having on the CC

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1940457823047242165