Essex CCC 2018

[tottenham541]

Last 5 batsmen went for 14 runs, awful contributions.

 

[ESG]

We are the Leicester City of the CC Division 1

 

[mattitouk]

Essex V Hampshire later, looking at the table, it's a real 6 pointer, if you don't mind me using a football pun in a cricket thread.

 

[Ricky Otto]

Essex V Hampshire later, looking at the table, it's a real 6 pointer, if you don't mind me using a football pun in a cricket thread.

doubt we'll see any play today

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

doubt we'll see any play today

Really?

It's cleared up here and they are playing at both The Oval and Lord's.

I haven't seen a forecast for Chelmsford but was expecting they'd play after lunch.

 

[mattitouk]

Currently, no play before lunch.

 

[Ricky Otto]

Really?

It's cleared up here and they are playing at both The Oval and Lord's.

I haven't seen a forecast for Chelmsford but was expecting they'd play after lunch.

It was torrential earlier, I'd be surprised if the outfield dries out

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

It was torrential earlier, I'd be surprised if the outfield dries out

That'd be a shame.

Apparently there's another pitch inspection in 10 minutes so fingers crossed.

 

[Ricky Otto]

I'm in the Chelmsford office today not far from the county ground and the roads and paths are still wet outside. Fingers crossed it stays dry and we get some play later on but it won't be anytime soon

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Next inspection 2:30

 

[tottenham541]

And no play today now

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

And no play today now

The umpires could have saved everyone a lot of bother by listening to our man on the - presumably still damp - ground @Ricky Otto who called it at midday.

 

[Ex-Member1]

County going well at lunch 110-1. We need this one.

 

[Ricky Otto]

County going well at lunch 110-1. We need this one.

spoke too soon 124/4 now

 

[Ex-Member1]

Back to normality! Hope we avoid the dreaded season after drop.

 

[Ex-Member1]

Never in doubt!!! 100 plus partnership seems to have saved the blushes.

 

[Ex-Member1]

Now dreamland!

 

[mattitouk]

End of play 363-6, with Lawrence on a 114 not out.

Let's hope we can make it 400 within the next 7 innings to grab maximum bonus points.

 

[yogi bear up the cagire]

In spite of the disappointment of not succeeding with the run chase at Somerset, it was however an improvement on recent batting efforts. Maybe that was a turning point? Great progress today and virtually all the wickets were down to good bowling spells, rather than rash and inappropriate strokes. From here we surely can't lose the game but do we go for the max batting points or try and prevent Hants from getting another bowling point?

 

[tottenham541]

65-5 going well