Essex CCC 2018

[Blueronron]

So just the 441 runs needed then :sad:

Look positive Lancs need over 600 to win the match and 136-1 so only another 468 for them to win
:happy:

My man Hameed still there 11 not out

 

[Shrimper]

6-1. Cook out for 0.

Top order is a joke this year. No way we're getting anywhere near 440.

 

[mattitouk]

The way we are batting , hate to say it, but 225 would be enough for Notts to win, nearing 400 now

Just hope Cookie finds a big score and others dig deep
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Gone for a duck, considerably short of the big score we were all hoping for.

Edit: 15-2 now :cry:

This is getting embarrassing.

 

[Shrimper]

Looking at this years fixtures so far and we've hit 300 or more 3 times and lost our first wicket before we hit 25 runs in the 7 innings out of 10.

Simply not good enough

 

[AndyT]

Yep, Tom Westley is bang out of nick and also where is Nick Browne, anyway?

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Yep, Tom Westley is bang out of nick and also where is Nick Browne, anyway?

Injured.

Broke a finger IIRC.

Not that he was in any form either!

 

[AndyT]

MO, Yorkshire.

I'm sure someone at OS & S CC said to a mate of mine that Browne was due to play against them last Saturday.

That said, it would make sense that he was injured rather than out of favour as the rest of the top order would hardly be keeping him out of the side.

 

[AndyT]

Just Googled and he has missed South Woodford's last couple of matches, although there was a chance he might have played, so obviously still not 100% fit.

Be interesting if he plays tomorrow.

 

[mattitouk]

Yep, Tom Westley is bang out of nick

You can say that again, considering he's our number 3, he has only averaged 16 runs so far this season.

And Chopra has only averaged 11 runs. :sad:

Truly shocking form.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Wagner and Harmer are 4th and 5th in the batting averages so far this year!

Chopra's averaging even less than Westley; whilst Tendo and Dan Lawrence are barely averaging 20.

Wheater is currently top of the averages and he's averaging 38 and even then that's from three innings (1 not out):sad:

What's surprising is how come we are so far up the table considering all this.

 

[yogi bear up the cagire]

Who said something like, "you don't become a bad team overnight?" There's some truth in that, isn't there?...........just don't mention Middlesex!:omg:

 

[yogi bear up the cagire]

Lawrence just gone...........87-4.............only 354 more to win! :smile:

 

[AndyT]

We did get ourselves in a mess a few times last season with our batting but the likes of Tendo and Fozzie got us out of jail and then we just blew the oppo batting away, but this season has been a bit tougher so far.

 

[Bearded Shrimper]

the bowling averages are alright apart from Wagner who averages 49. The batting is an absolute horror-show

 

[mattitouk]

94-6 :nope:

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

MO, Yorkshire.

I'm sure someone at OS & S CC said to a mate of mine that Browne was due to play against them last Saturday.

That said, it would make sense that he was injured rather than out of favour as the rest of the top order would hardly be keeping him out of the side.

He's back today, so he must have been close to being ready to play.

Also a first class debut for Michael Pepper on his 20th birthday. What a birthday present that is!

 

[Ex-Member1]

100 plus opening partnership, COYE

 

[mattitouk]

Cook passes 22,000 first class runs this afternoon :high five:

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Cook passes 22,000 first class runs this afternoon :high five:

He must be nearing 10,000 fc runs for Essex (I'm not sure how many fc non-test runs he's scored for England in warm-ups).

 

[AndyT]

129-0.

Perfect weather for a day/nighter. Nice warm evening. Be interesting to see how many spectators attend after work. Las year, when I went to the Middlesex match, more people left at the second interval than came in the ground!