Re: 2011 Cricket Season : Wed May 18, 2011 4:48 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

No McGrath, Bairstow, Brophy, Shahzad or Bresnan for Yorkshire.

Simon Guy dragged out of retirement to keep wicket, Ashraf, Hannon-Dalby and Ballance into the side.

I predict another innings win for Lancashire within 3 days.

Your prediction looks a little generous to Yorkshire at present....2 days maybe??...

Re: 2011 Cricket Season : Wed May 18, 2011 6:18 pm  

Dita's Slot Meter wrote:

Your prediction looks a little generous to Yorkshire at present....2 days maybe??...

Hang on, Lancashire's batters have yet to be given the chance to screw it all up and make 141 look like a massive score....

Re: 2011 Cricket Season : Wed May 18, 2011 7:44 pm  

Lancashire 4/6 this morning at Ladbrokes (draw no bet). Stealing money really, but couldnt back them, me been a Yorkshireman and all that.

Re: 2011 Cricket Season : Wed May 18, 2011 8:32 pm  

On the positive note it looks like I won't have to set foot in Liverpool this weekend.

Re: 2011 Cricket Season : Wed May 18, 2011 8:38 pm  

Lancashires tail starts at number 4 so not getting too giddy just yet.

Re: 2011 Cricket Season : Wed May 18, 2011 9:58 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

Simon Guy dragged out of retirement to keep wicket.

I always rated him as a keeper - never seemed to make any runs though. He might have stood a better chance thirty+ years ago as an old fashioned specialist keeper batting at 9 or 10.

Re: 2011 Cricket Season : Thu May 19, 2011 12:39 pm  

Prince of Denmark wrote:

I always rated him as a keeper - never seemed to make any runs though. He might have stood a better chance thirty+ years ago as an old fashioned specialist keeper batting at 9 or 10.

A victim of the theory that your keeper must be able to bat in your top seven.

Which incidentally I don't hold with, providing you have an extra all-rounder in your side I don't see any reason why your keeper can't bat down the order.

He's certainly more Bob Taylor than Alec Stewart, but it's a big ask for anyone to step back up to first class level having not played a professionally since the Second XI final in September 2009.

Re: 2011 Cricket Season : Thu May 19, 2011 3:31 pm  

Karlos13 wrote:

Lancashires tail starts at number 4 so not getting too giddy just yet.

aaaaand the collapse begins, 240/3 becomes 244/6.

Re: 2011 Cricket Season : Thu May 19, 2011 4:09 pm  

MSH wrote:

aaaaand the collapse begins, 240/3 becomes 244/6.

No panic....Lancs heading for at least 300, which in a low scoring game like this will be ample......Weather is more of a threat than Yorkshire at the moment....

Re: 2011 Cricket Season : Thu May 19, 2011 7:28 pm  

Mmmmmm... two lads I used to play with at Ossett when I was younger (albeit a few years older than them) have set this up. Seems a bit expensive for a 2 day course though. www.firstclasscricketcoaching.co.uk

Mmmmmm... two lads I used to play with at Ossett when I was younger (albeit a few years older than them) have set this up. Seems a bit expensive for a 2 day course though. www.firstclasscricketcoaching.co.uk