Window Cleaner Posted July 31 Author Posted July 31 Apparently we're getting Rishi Patel for next season.
Window Cleaner Posted July 31 Author Posted July 31 Good start to our innings but we've lost 2 quick wickets now.
Window Cleaner Posted July 31 Author Posted July 31 Essex have done us a bit of a favour seemingly. Put on an average spinner who got tonked and got us back on track. Should win now.
Window Cleaner Posted July 31 Author Posted July 31 10 minutes ago, Picard said: Smashed them in the end. Essex commentators seemed to be unsure about their choice of bowlers at the end. Benkinstein going for 18 off a over put us right back on track. Good from Fuller and Neal though. We really need to look at playing Brown in this format. Can't score quickly. Where is Albert? Thought he was available..
Picard Posted July 31 Posted July 31 Sharma before playing for Hampshire had bowled 20 overs in 20 one day games taking 2 wickets. In this competition for the moment he is the leading wicket taker. His first ball in the next game will be for a hat-trick . Shame about the batting - hope that improves.
Lighthouse Posted August 1 Posted August 1 Maybe Neal should just open the batting and we can drop Orr, who needs to go and play some regular D2 cricket for a while. 1
Hodgey Posted August 1 Posted August 1 Great to see Prest’s confidence returning. It’s a shame we are not really seeing any new young talent in this competition, Williams has really struggled and aside from that it’s basically our county players who can’t score quickly enough for the short form game. that said we do have young talent in the 100 and international youth etc so maybe our other young players are just not quite ready. I’d still love us to find and nurture a mystery spinner.
Window Cleaner Posted August 2 Author Posted August 2 Solid start today but Hants probably need to up the scoring rate a bit .
Window Cleaner Posted August 2 Author Posted August 2 Mini collapse. Might not bé all bad if Neal or Fuller can knock these spinners about a bit. Shouldn't be only scoring in Singles at this stage if we want to put up a défendable score.
Window Cleaner Posted August 2 Author Posted August 2 (edited) Well after one and a half overs of their innings, I think I can safely say we have virtually no chance of winning this or progressing in this competition. The team is just too weak in all départements. Edited August 2 by Window Cleaner 1
Lee On Solent Saint Posted August 2 Posted August 2 (edited) On 01/08/2026 at 07:37, Lighthouse said: Maybe Neal should just open the batting and we can drop Orr, who needs to go and play some regular D2 cricket for a while. That's ok. Orr should get plenty of game time with Hampshire in CC Div 2 next season. Edited August 2 by Lee On Solent Saint 1
Window Cleaner Posted August 2 Author Posted August 2 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Lee On Solent Saint said: That's ok. Orr should get plenty of game time with Hampshire in CC Div 2 next season. Rumour has it that he's returning to Middlesex. Still be D2 though. Hants are said to be signing Rishi Patel and Finn Hudson-Prentice apparently. Edited August 2 by Window Cleaner 1
Gloucester Saint Posted August 2 Posted August 2 (edited) 1 hour ago, Window Cleaner said: Rumour has it that he's returning to Middlesex. Still be D2 though. Hants are said to be signing Rishi Patel and Finn Hudson-Prentice apparently. Rishi Sunak would an improvement with bat in hand, let alone Rishi Patel. Sorry to MLG but Orr joined from Sussex, but it hasn’t worked out. Edited August 2 by Gloucester Saint 1
Picard Posted August 3 Posted August 3 20 hours ago, Window Cleaner said: Hants are said to be signing Rishi Patel and Finn Hudson-Prentice apparently. Do they know they are going to be playing in D2? Anyway for the one day matches Hants should rest Abbott and Fuller as qualification is virtually impossible.
Window Cleaner Posted Tuesday at 15:46 Author Posted Tuesday at 15:46 On 03/08/2026 at 15:41, Picard said: Do they know they are going to be playing in D2? Anyway for the one day matches Hants should rest Abbott and Fuller as qualification is virtually impossible. Although you have to admire the optimism on the official site. States that we need to win at least 2 out of 3 to have a chance of qualifying. That would need the 3 sides already on 16 points to lose all their remaining matches heavily. The only hope of progressing is winning all 3 by substantial margins and hope all the others play poorly. This will not happen. Jack and Lumsden in the group for tomorrow. Still no Mayes, not released I suppose.
Gloucester Saint Posted Tuesday at 15:54 Posted Tuesday at 15:54 5 minutes ago, Window Cleaner said: Although you have to admire the optimism on the official site. States that we need to win at least 2 out of 3 to have a chance of qualifying. That would need the 3 sides already on 16 points to lose all their remaining matches heavily. The only hope of progressing is winning all 3 by substantial margins and hope all the others play poorly. This will not happen. Jack and Lumsden in the group for tomorrow. Still no Mayes, not released I suppose. If Hants reached the final, we’d only lose like we have in the last two when a mere run a ball was required with around 5 wickets remaining from 25-30 balls anyway.
badgerx16 Posted Wednesday at 13:25 Posted Wednesday at 13:25 How come everybody else batting first at the Utilita manages over 300 ?
Picard Posted Wednesday at 13:54 Posted Wednesday at 13:54 27 minutes ago, badgerx16 said: How come everybody else batting first at the Utilita manages over 300 ? This statement does not seem to be accurate. However if the point you are trying to make is that Hants are rubbish you are correct.
Window Cleaner Posted Wednesday at 14:19 Author Posted Wednesday at 14:19 21 minutes ago, Picard said: This statement does not seem to be accurate. However if the point you are trying to make is that Hants are rubbish you are correct. Yes, standard seems to be far lower than last season. Gubbins has really fallen away, true he made 50 the other day but seems to get bowled a lot nowadays. Orr was never any really great shakes and Albert is not too bad. Lehmann is consistent but doesn't score all that quickly, Prest ? well who could say and Brown should be nowhere near limited overs cricket. 1
Window Cleaner Posted Wednesday at 14:29 Author Posted Wednesday at 14:29 8 minutes ago, Window Cleaner said: Yes, standard seems to be far lower than last season. Gubbins has really fallen away, true he made 50 the other day but seems to get bowled a lot nowadays. Orr was never any really great shakes and Albert is not too bad. Lehmann is consistent but doesn't score all that quickly, Prest ? well who could say and Brown should be nowhere near limited overs cricket. But all that said Glamorgan aren't scoring quickly and Abbott has just got our first wicket. 263 may be défendable.
Window Cleaner Posted Wednesday at 14:39 Author Posted Wednesday at 14:39 Abbott on fire. Might even win this.
badgerx16 Posted Wednesday at 14:55 Posted Wednesday at 14:55 1 hour ago, Picard said: This statement does not seem to be accurate. However if the point you are trying to make is that Hants are rubbish you are correct. I suppose that was a bit hyperbolic. I must have my grumpy head on today.
Lighthouse Posted Thursday at 15:28 Posted Thursday at 15:28 Turner has officially retired from cricket. Such a shame. 1
Barsiem Posted Thursday at 15:40 Posted Thursday at 15:40 10 minutes ago, Lighthouse said: Turner has officially retired from cricket. Such a shame. Massive shame yes! But given his injury record sounds like he's made the right decision. The way he started though I thought we had a superstar
Lighthouse Posted Thursday at 15:47 Posted Thursday at 15:47 3 minutes ago, Barsiem said: Massive shame yes! But given his injury record sounds like he's made the right decision. The way he started though I thought we had a superstar He was bowling rockets in the 2023 Blast, I thought with him replacing Brad Wheal we had a great bowling lined up. Baker, Turner and Lumsden with a half decent spinner would have been one heck of a bright looking future. 2
Toadhall Saint Posted Thursday at 18:58 Posted Thursday at 18:58 3 hours ago, Lighthouse said: Turner has officially retired from cricket. Such a shame. Yep real shame. Not nice to hear a young man has to retire from doing the thing he loves due to injury. Just wish him good luck in whatever he does next. 1
Window Cleaner Posted Friday at 05:17 Author Posted Friday at 05:17 (edited) From what was said on various match commentairies, he didn't want the operation that might have enabled him to play on, nothing certain apparently, and the reeducation didn't really work so end of career. Edited Friday at 05:17 by Window Cleaner
Picard Posted Friday at 08:30 Posted Friday at 08:30 Seeing reports Potgeiter won't be playing for the remaining CC matches.
badgerx16 Posted Friday at 10:17 Posted Friday at 10:17 1 hour ago, Picard said: Seeing reports Potgeiter won't be playing for the remaining CC matches. Wasn't he only signed for 3 CC matches anyway ?
Window Cleaner Posted Friday at 14:50 Author Posted Friday at 14:50 4 hours ago, badgerx16 said: Wasn't he only signed for 3 CC matches anyway ? He wasn't signed for the later part of the season. It was just mentioned that it would be handy to sign him for the last matches. We'll get someone else. 1
Window Cleaner Posted 10 hours ago Author Posted 10 hours ago Good start. Don't know if it will be enough to progress though. We might beat Derby next week as well but at the end of the day it will probably depend on what the other good sides do. 1
Lighthouse Posted 8 hours ago Posted 8 hours ago Albert playing like his uncle's a glazier now. This could be a big score. 1
John B Posted 3 hours ago Posted 3 hours ago A Win for us and loses for both Essex and Worcestershire if we beat Derbyshire we may be in the QFs 1
Window Cleaner Posted 3 hours ago Author Posted 3 hours ago 25 minutes ago, John B said: A Win for us and loses for both Essex and Worcestershire if we beat Derbyshire we may be in the QFs Unlikely although possible. Durham would have to take a right old thumping at Worcs and we'd need a big big win. Even then Worcs could top us if they get a big enough win to put Durham's RRR at less than ours. 1
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