Weston Saint Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Comments on here about Abbott and Abbas. They were not given a contract for this year, they were already under contract. I suspect if they were not, one would not have received a contract this season. We would have looked at an overseas batsman. Dean Elgar was mentioned but he would have been very expensive. Anyway we could not go for him this year. We have also suffered in the bowling by the absence of Keith Barker, out injured. He has a knee injury that was recovering until he injured it again! Due a procedure which, if successful, will mean him playing soon. If it is not they he will be out for a long time. Turner was practicing at lunch on Friday so hopefully not too far away 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Saint Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 John Turner is in the 13 for Surrey tomorrow along with Brad Wheal after his game with Glamorgan. Other 11 are unchanged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 It’ll be interesting to see if JT makes the XI and for who. You’d have thought Holland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Two down already again. Pity, Orr looked pretty handy before he got it all wrong and gave up an easy catch. Middleton got a good ball that was too quick for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Gubbins dropped on 9, then Vince out for 5 next ball. Bit of a mare so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Lighthouse said: Gubbins dropped on 9, then Vince out for 5 next ball. Bit of a mare so far. We are just proving once again that against quality quicks we are lamentably bad at batting. Prest gone first ball. Never mind, we'll probably make about 120 and our seamers will plug away all day whilst Surrey make 500. Edited April 26 by Window Cleaner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Ahh our yearly thrashing at the oval !.To be fair they are much better than pretty much any other team, especially one that never bats well there. Surrey will be all out for maximum points here and a quick finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadesmith Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 (edited) We’re very much on the backfoot here. Edited April 26 by wadesmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 46/4 in reply, we’ve certainly rocked them so far. I’m sure they’ll get a partnership going eventually and probably lead by at least a hundred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Punjab Kings have just completed the highest ever T20 run chase, after being set 261 to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloucester Saint Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 (edited) 6 hours ago, Lighthouse said: 46/4 in reply, we’ve certainly rocked them so far. I’m sure they’ll get a partnership going eventually and probably lead by at least a hundred. They did recover, and slightly in front of the game on 123/5 to Hants 151. Key first hour tomorrow which will go a long way to deciding the game. Get Burns early, Steel and Clark quickly and could limit the lead to 20-30 runs. Can’t afford any partnerships to build though. Abbas brilliant bowling 13-7-7-1, Abbott 2-35 off 13, Wheal adding pace and kept it accurate 1-25 off 12. Fuller a bit looser but did get Pope out plus made vital runs in our innings. Must have been a real green one, even the Kookaburra would have swung let alone the Dukes which seams as well. Edited April 26 by Gloucester Saint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 Surrey get a decent total in testing conditions, be surprised if they need to bat again. Hope we’re not playing them again this year (I know we beat them in a dead rubber last year) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 Oh FFS when are we going to get some decent openers? Capable of seeing off the new ball against decent seamers, just like openers are supposed to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 (edited) 21 hours ago, Lighthouse said: Punjab Kings have just completed the highest ever T20 run chase, after being set 261 to win. I read on the BBC that the pitches have been deliberately produced to be batting tracks and the boundaries shortened. On the domestic front, how the #$## did Surrey score that many? Edited April 27 by badgerx16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 (edited) 17 minutes ago, badgerx16 said: On the domestic front, how the #$## did Surrey score that many? Inoffensive bowling. Fuller and Wheal, well it's just straight up and down most of the time. No lift, no swing, nada, always a ball somewhere in each over just begging to be hit. Abbas bowls nice stuff, but it's not going to do much against entrenched batsman like Burns, just keeps the runs down from his end. Compared to class acts like Worrall, it's second rate, even pretty rubbish. Against good sides in the Championship, we've become sort of second rate. Edited April 27 by Window Cleaner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadesmith Posted Sunday at 09:45 Share Posted Sunday at 09:45 Good news, no play before lunch. 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Saint Posted Sunday at 10:24 Share Posted Sunday at 10:24 We are also 2 overs behind the over rate so will face 2 points deduction if we do not bowl again and catch up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadesmith Posted Sunday at 10:43 Share Posted Sunday at 10:43 18 minutes ago, Weston Saint said: We are also 2 overs behind the over rate so will face 2 points deduction if we do not bowl again and catch up! I can live with that if it means Surrey don’t get a win 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloucester Saint Posted Sunday at 18:49 Share Posted Sunday at 18:49 116-5 close, unless it’s rain all day tomorrow it’s going to be a Surrey win. Vince and Prest did put on 46 but Gus Atkinson came on bowling 90mph+ and Vince needed treatment after a hit on the shoulder and out not long after. Surrey with their weapons with ball and bat won’t define Hampshire’s D1 status, it’s the Worcestershire, Kent, Notts and Somerset where wins need to be accrued to stay up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadesmith Posted Monday at 11:17 Share Posted Monday at 11:17 This teams on life support. Can score runs, can’t bowl our overs quick enough, can’t take wickets. Reboot urgently needed. Vince has got to get his act together, a county batting average of 39 is about 5 less than it should be. He’s a far more talented player than Carberry, but Carbs had the fortitude. Needs to take a look at himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloucester Saint Posted Monday at 11:44 Share Posted Monday at 11:44 17 minutes ago, wadesmith said: This teams on life support. Can score runs, can’t bowl our overs quick enough, can’t take wickets. Reboot urgently needed. Vince has got to get his act together, a county batting average of 39 is about 5 less than it should be. He’s a far more talented player than Carberry, but Carbs had the fortitude. Needs to take a look at himself. Looks like a 2 point fine as well unless the final two wickets can put on stands bigger than the rest of the innings. It is a poor performance but when you look at their team and ours, how many Hampshire players make their first team, genuinely? Possibly Dawson for Cameron Steel (ex-Hants loanee, was an opener then). It’s internationals vs second XI in places. Their other 90mph option (Overton) was injured too! Curran brothers at the IPL too. Durham would have been a better litmus test than Surrey or Lancs. Worcs, Notts (even worse start), Kent and Somerset - they are the games that are must-win. Points elsewhere are a bonus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Watson Posted Monday at 14:19 Share Posted Monday at 14:19 Another 4 day no show at - The Oval,this could be a season to forget in 4 day cricket and there I was thinking of a 5th place finish. Rory Burns showed by gutsing it out as an opener that it is possible to put a decent score on the board,do not think it helps that are openers are just 22 and 23 respectively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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