Essex 2017 (archived)

[Southminster Shrimper]

Browne has gone! Shocking pathetic batting performance...

550 and then declare?

 

[Jim Levenstein]

Compton must be counting his lucky stars that he still has his England place. Browne and Westley must be knocking on the door.

 

[AndyT]

I thought we should have pulled out at 505-4 when Browne got his 250.

Forecast for Wednesday isn't great.

 

[londonblue]

529-6

We do seem to score plenty of runs these days. With a score like that I think they should declare at tea, at the latest. That will give us 7 sessions to take 20 wickets...

 

[AndyT]

Fozzie out and we've declared at 538-7

 

[Southminster Shrimper]

No problem with Beard bowling!

 

[AndyT]

Ah, so that's where Gary Deegan's beard got to! :winking:

 

[Uncle Leo]

This is key. One and a half days in, massive score posted, opposition in trouble - now time to twist the knife.

A violent analogy for a genteel game, but there you go.

Rain forecast for most of Wednesday so this is potentially only a three day game.

 

[AndyT]

Not a single Derbyshire batsman averages above 40.

Is it me or is that a poor indictment of County Cricket these days.

 

[londonblue]

Derbyshire currently 199-5. Given that the forecast is for rain between 12.00 and 5.00 tomorrow, this is looking like a draw. Those batting (and bowling) bonus points could prove to be crucial in the end.

 

[Crabby Shrimper]

209-8 may change that a bit

 

[Ricky Otto]

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Ravi Bopara

 

[yogi bear up the cagire]

Nice to see the Essex batting machine rolling on, even without Cook. Some quick wickets after lunch see Derbyshire at 214-8 but as londonblue points out, with the likelihood of poor weather tomorrow, we're gonna have to move some to get a deserved win!

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

Career best FC bowling figures (5-44) for Ooooh Ravi Bopara

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

Derbys 280ao. :thumbsup:

I assume we'll make them f/o....

 

[Ricky Otto]

Derbys 280ao. :thumbsup:

I assume we'll make them f/o....

Yep, I wouldn't have been certain if Grayson was still in charge though

 

[Southminster Shrimper]

If Grayson was still in charge, we would have had Gregg Smith playing...

 

[londonblue]

Yep, I wouldn't have been certain if Grayson was still in charge though

Currently 18-0. Only 10 wickets to take in just over 1 session (assuming tomorrow is a washout).

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

Currently 18-0. Only 10 wickets to take in just over 1 session (assuming tomorrow is a washout).

Is the forecast that bad, thought we might get the morning's play in....

 

[londonblue]

Is the forecast that bad, thought we might get the morning's play in....

Last I heard was rain from 12.00 to 5.00. Let's hope is not as bad as that, or that the rain isn't so bad that they can't play.