Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Wed Apr 18, 2012 9:20 am  

We didn't do too badly for that little Indian kid that came over. Decent batter, what was his name again?

Then again, offset all that in two words. Richie Richardson.

[John_D]

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Wed Apr 18, 2012 9:49 am  

Andy Gilder wrote:

We didn't do too badly for that little Indian kid that came over. Decent batter, what was his name again?

Yuvraj

[John_D]

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Thu Apr 19, 2012 1:55 pm  

KP just hit his first t20 hundred. 103* from 64 balls with six fours and nine sixes. With Warner coming back as soon as Pietersen leaves, Delhi look in real good shape this year.

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Thu Apr 19, 2012 2:14 pm  

John_D wrote:

KP just hit his first t20 hundred. 103* from 64 balls with six fours and nine sixes. With Warner coming back as soon as Pietersen leaves, Delhi look in real good shape this year.

as a registered player with Surrey CCC will KP deign to make at least appearance for his county or is it simply being used as a 'flag of convenience' ? and how much is HE paying Surrey CCC for the privelege of being registered ?

[John_D]

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Thu Apr 19, 2012 3:03 pm  

sanjunien wrote:

as a registered player with Surrey CCC will KP deign to make at least appearance for his county?

Might get a few t20s and a county game mid-season. I wouldn't bank on him playing too often for them.

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Thu Apr 19, 2012 3:16 pm  

John_D wrote:

Might get a few t20s and a county game mid-season. I wouldn't bank on him playing too often for them.

seems a big con to me - at least county cricketers playing test cricket used to to go back for the occasional county game between tests

I hope the counties are well compensated for the loss of the england players ?

at Essex CCC - we used to lose the likes of Goochie,Fletcher & JK Lever etc etc but they always managed to turn out for county games through the season

[John_D]

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Thu Apr 19, 2012 3:51 pm  

sanjunien wrote:

seems a big con to me - at least county cricketers playing test cricket used to to go back for the occasional county game between tests

I hope the counties are well compensated for the loss of the england players ?

at Essex CCC - we used to lose the likes of Goochie,Fletcher & JK Lever etc etc but they always managed to turn out for county games through the season

Different world now though ain't it. And can anyone really argue that England's position in the world game in unrelated to central contracting? They're pretty well remunerated from those central contracts. I wouldn't care to guess what counties cough up.

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:55 pm  

Batsmen seem to play for their counties a lot more than bowlers.When Jimmy Anderson isn't playing for England he never plays for Lancs as he needs to rest inbetween test matches.The only time bowlers play for counties these days is if they're coming back from an injury.

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:32 am  

Well looks like we're doing our best to join the list of those who have been relegated the year after winning the Championship.

[John_D]

Re: cricket - general cricket chit chat thread : Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:45 am  

GT wrote:

Well looks like we're doing our best to join the list of those who have been relegated the year after winning the Championship.

Embrace it. Happens to the best of us.