: Wed Jul 29, 2009 8:52 pm  

Looking at the forecast for the next few days there won't be much play in the Roses match.

Was hoping to go on Sunday (day 3) and the match be finely poised but it might be pointless by then.

: Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:01 am  

Karlos13 wrote:

Still get a refund though if you can't make tomorrow.

I better get that ticket back off Stevo, then!

[Matt_Horton]

: Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:34 am  

Just got to work. They might as well just do the bowl out in the cricket school now.

Not much chance of a game here today.

: Thu Jul 30, 2009 11:41 am  

From LCCC

The Twenty20 Cup quarter-final between Lancashire and Somerset will be decided by a bowl out.

A mopping up operation took place all morning at Old Trafford as the groundstaff battled to prepare the ground for today's Twenty20 Cup quarter-final, but the Manchester area was hit by a thunderstorm at around 8.30am this morning, leaving further pools of water scattered across the outfield and covers.

A second storm fell at 10.45am, and further rain has forced this game to be abandoned.

The bowl out will take place at 1.15pm, and we will cover proceedings online at that time.

[Matt_Horton]

: Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:33 pm  

Lancs lost

: Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:37 pm  

Loop wrote:

From LCCC

The Twenty20 Cup quarter-final between Lancashire and Somerset will be decided by a bowl out.

A mopping up operation took place all morning at Old Trafford as the groundstaff battled to prepare the ground for today's Twenty20 Cup quarter-final, but the Manchester area was hit by a thunderstorm at around 8.30am this morning, leaving further pools of water scattered across the outfield and covers.

A second storm fell at 10.45am, and further rain has forced this game to be abandoned.

The bowl out will take place at 1.15pm, and we will cover proceedings online at that time.

Got to Old Trafford just as that storm began, I mean literally just stepped off the tram and it began to pour. Just got back home, with soaked jeans half way up my lower leg because of it.

: Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:40 pm  

Oldham Rhino wrote:

Lancs lost

5-1!!!!

How bad to professional bowlers have to be that they can only hit unguarded stumps once?????

: Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:52 pm  

Thats awfull!!

Shows the state of county cricket when a game needs to be decied by a stupid bowl out.

: Thu Jul 30, 2009 1:16 pm  

espanyolswan wrote:

5-1!!!!

How bad to professional bowlers have to be that they can only hit unguarded stumps once?????

Can't understand why Laxman was one of the bowlers used by Lancs, surely the main bowlers should be confident enough to run up and hit the stumps!! Somerset used 'proper' bowlers and they hit at least once each

: Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:49 pm  

Ashmeister wrote:

Thats awfull!!

Shows the state of county cricket when a game needs to be decied by a stupid bowl out.

What do you suggest they do? they tried for 3 days and a CC match starts tomorrow