Essex 2017 (archived)

[AndyT]

222-2 (as Richie would say) at Tea! :cool:

 

[mattitouk]

110 for Cooky & 86 for Westley :thumbsup:

257-2

Job Done!

:happy::happy:

 

[AndyT]

Now, that is a seriously good performance! :happy:

Hats off to Cooky, Tom and Neil Wagner!

 

[Ex-Member1]

Cracking result.

 

[BrettieAngell]

Awesome!! A draw snatched from the jaws of defeat and an unlikely win in the circumstances, great start to the season.

 

[AndyT]

We are top of the league! :-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/county-championship-division-one/table

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Never in doubt.

Great result.

We need to sort out the first innings batting though as we're missing out on loads of bonus points.

 

[BrettieAngell]

Have we got Cook for 2 more games or just 1?

 

[Grayson]

Have we got Cook for 2 more games or just 1?

We have him for half the season. England don't play a test until July.

 

[Bearded Shrimper]

I'm going to Lords tomorrow to see us, absolutely buzzing for it

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

I'm going to Lords tomorrow to see us, absolutely buzzing for it

Wrap up warm :smile:

Uncontested toss, so we're bowling.

Middlesex 9/0

 

[AndyT]

Beard back in for Zaidi.

Gunner Gould is one of the umpires, so decisions should be top-drawer.

Was tempted to go on Monday, but forecast not great.

 

[AndyT]

Well, that could have gone better! :thumbdown:

 

[AndyT]

I know what I'll do.

I'll check the cricket score, to cheer myself up!

:'(

 

[Blueronron]

We need Cook to play a true captains innings to day 69.1 (83 overs left today)
Only 382 needed to win, I'll settle for a draw :smile:

**Update 74-3 Cook gone, ok young Dan cometh the hour.....

 

[AndyT]

Don't you just love a bit of bad light! :happy:

 

[Up the Shrimpers]

Don't you just love a bit of bad light! :happy:

Yep and the rain earlier helped.
A draw against the Champs will be a good result, albeit we were outplayed for the whole 5 days!

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

I'm going to Lords tomorrow to see us, absolutely buzzing for it

Hope you didn't get too sun burnt.

Porter and Lawrence were the pick of our players.

Amir is going well v WIndies. Hopefully he can keep that form going so we can stay ahead of Lancs and Somerset.

 

[Blueronron]

Personally feel Middlesex were lucky to get the draw, our last two wickets would have knocked off the runs :smile:
Still good start unbeaten in first three games, keep it going lads, we all know this season is consolidation

 

[Bearded Shrimper]

Hope you didn't get too sun burnt.

Porter and Lawrence were the pick of our players.

Amir is going well v WIndies. Hopefully he can keep that form going so we can stay ahead of Lancs and Somerset.

cheers mate, no danger of that.
I really enjoyed going with a Middlesex member though. I went in the pavilion which was a great experience. I watched the first two sessions from right on the top tier of the pavilion.
Safe to say our bowling looks lightweight. When I met my mate I said I bet we'd get suckered in to bowling first by the cloud and the pitch would be flat as anything. However, if we'd of batted we might of got skittled so who knows.

Hoping to see much more cricket this season though, and for us to do well