Hampshire CCC 2026

[badgerx16]

When does pessimism about a result become realism and acceptance of impending defeat ?

[Window Cleaner]

21 minutes ago, badgerx16 said:

When does pessimism about a result become realism and acceptance of impending defeat ?

About 2 years ago....Since we went into economic mode.

 

[Gloucester Saint]

278 to win and a top order made of plywood. Hmmm….

[badgerx16]

This game eill be lost because of their last wicket stand in the 1st innings and the last 2 in the 2nd.....129 runs.

[Window Cleaner]

13 minutes ago, badgerx16 said:

This game eill be lost because of their last wicket stand in the 1st innings and the last 2 in the 2nd.....129 runs.

What can you do, our bowling, Abbott apart, is sub-standard and tends to be expensive. 

Baker may well be a top bowler one day but right now he's erratic and lacks control.

[Window Cleaner]

Ffs Lehmann what was that about? Can't be arsed?

[Picard]

23 hours ago, Birder Saint said:

Nice flurry of wickets at the end.

Looks like a strange situation on Sunday. Final day of mens game playing while women have a T20 on the nursery ground next door.

I occasionally walk through the gate in Telegraph Woods with the dog and watch a bit of the 2nds but i imagine they will prevent that access

Entrance is free for the T20.

[Window Cleaner]

No but seriously, do these players ever use their brains a bit or is slogging just a reaction that they can no longer control?

[Gloucester Saint]

1 hour ago, Window Cleaner said:

No but seriously, do these players ever use their brains a bit or is slogging just a reaction that they can no longer control?

They’re just not very good. 

[Window Cleaner]

25 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

They’re just not very good. 

You could make that case but surely not Lehmann, he, yesterday just didn't look interested in hanging about nudging ones and twos as required.

[John B]

21 hours ago, Window Cleaner said:

What can you do, our bowling, Abbott apart, is sub-standard and tends to be expensive. 

Baker may well be a top bowler one day but right now he's erratic and lacks control.

The main problem I feel is the retirement of Dawson which has left us without a top class spinner  and crap batsmen.

Baker is sometimes erratic I agree but he played well in the Hundred and got regular wickets

[Window Cleaner]

7 minutes ago, John B said:

 

Baker is sometimes erratic I agree but he played well in the Hundred and got regular wickets

But not for Hampshire and the doings of Manchester Super Giants are no affair of ours.

Perhaps we need to get their bowling coach, don't think we have one at all.

[Lee On Solent Saint]

Pretty much all over now for Hampshire in Division one now. Glamorgan losing to Leicestershire and Hampshire doing their upmost best to help Yorkshire survive. 

[John B]

48 minutes ago, Window Cleaner said:

But not for Hampshire and the doings of Manchester Super Giants are no affair of ours.

Perhaps we need to get their bowling coach, don't think we have one at all.

Complaining about the bowlers when we have only 3 batting bonus points all season  is pretty unbelievable

[Window Cleaner]

16 minutes ago, Lee On Solent Saint said:

Pretty much all over now for Hampshire in Division one now. Glamorgan losing to Leicestershire and Hampshire doing their upmost best to help Yorkshire survive. 

No surprise really, we've been heading down these last two seasons. 

Fundamental problems not adressed, no real openers, poor captain who doesn't even merit his place in the side,no real spinner and one reliable seam bowler. Plus head in the sand reliance on "young players" who've failed time after time.

We need to get 2 openers, Gubbins at 3, don't suppose Lehmann will stay on,Albert at 4,Mayes at 5 and keep wicket, new spinner who can bat a bit,then perhaps Neal,  Abbott and 3 other players.

Edited 15 hours ago by Window Cleaner

[Window Cleaner]

Lost, good effort from the lower middle order. Might have done better but for the leg side hoicking that cost us at least 3 wickets.

[badgerx16]

5 games left, 4 of them vs teams in the top 5.