Essex County Cricket 2011 Season

[Yorkshire Blue]

Derbyshire recovering at 79/3. 79/4 as I type, nice!

On a non Essex note, as at today, at the age of 40, Dominic Cork has 9,992 runs and 978 wickets in first class cricket. Will be quite an achievement to pass both landmarks this season for a player who appears to be a thoroughly nice bloke and was a solid player for England in the 90s.

:clap: Well played there with the wicket generator.

Dominic Cork being "a throughly nice bloke" might be news to a few of his former team-mates and opponents.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Tsotsobe and Phillips bowling in tandem:

. 2nb . 4 . . . | . 4 . 1 . 4 | 4 2nb . . 4 2nb .

Unforgivable in a tight run chase like this.

 

[MrB]

112/4 and the no ball count now up to 14 :thumbdown:

 

[Uncle Leo]

Got 'im! 118/5, Smith bowled by Wright.

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

Wright picks up a wicket in the nick of time, 118/5...

 

[Uncle Leo]

Derbyshire recovering at 79/3. 79/4 as I type, nice!

On a non Essex note, as at today, at the age of 40, Dominic Cork has 9,992 runs and 978 wickets in first class cricket. Will be quite an achievement to pass both landmarks this season for a player who appears to be a thoroughly nice bloke and was a solid player for England in the 90s.

From an England point of view, probably his two most memorable moments were against the Windies. Firstly, the hat-trick in 1995, then in 2000 batting well at the end of the match to help us beat them by two wickets and clinch a series win for the first time since Gooch only knows when. A very fine cricketer.

 

[BrettieAngell]

From an England point of view, probably his two most memorable moments were against the Windies. Firstly, the hat-trick in 1995, then in 2000 batting well at the end of the match to help us beat them by two wickets and clinch a series win for the first time since Gooch only knows when. A very fine cricketer.

love it! :smile:

 

[yogi bear up the cagire]

Looks as though it is building up to an exciting finish...........stating the obvious, defending a total like that we've got to keep on taking wickets.......another forty or fifty stand would put them within smelling distance of the target.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

From an England point of view, probably his two most memorable moments were against the Windies. Firstly, the hat-trick in 1995, then in 2000 batting well at the end of the match to help us beat them by two wickets and clinch a series win for the first time since Gooch only knows when. A very fine cricketer.

Keeping it on topic, he also famously took 8 wickets against Essex before lunch on his 20th birthday for today's opponents:sad:

For my money, the best English all-rounder of the 1990s.

 

[MrB]

I take it back, he's 39. YB, never played with him at a professional level so can't comment.

 

[number11]

Keeping it on topic, he also famously took 8 wickets against Essex before lunch on his 20th birthday for today's opponents:sad:

For my money, the best English all-rounder of the 1990s.

For me, Craig White had more test match quality, and Irani more productive in the County Game. I think the undoing for Cork was the introduction of the Speed gun during all tests!

 

[MrB]

Game looks like it's drifting away from us, I assume there's plenty of overs left for them to score from. Our only saving grace is that it is forecast to rain in Derby early evening so we shall see......

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

WTF there was a five in the last over. Overthrows? The ball hitting the helmet? Was it all-run?

I take it back, he's 39. YB, never played with him at a professional level so can't comment.

Have never met the guy, but he's reputedly one of the most unpopular players on the county circuit. He's moved counties a few times and there haven't been many tears shed at his departure. I think his confidence/arrogance rubs a lot of people up the wrong way.

For me, Craig White had more test match quality, and Irani more productive in the County Game. I think the undoing for Cork was the introduction of the Speed gun during all tests!

LOL, think you might be right. I'd rate White at his peak as the better bowler, but don't think that was until 2000+

 

[MrB]

Game looks like it's drifting away from us, I assume there's plenty of overs left for them to score from. Our only saving grace is that it is forecast to rain in Derby early evening so we shall see......

It's raining :smile:

 

[Uncle Leo]

I take it back, he's 39. YB, never played with him at a professional level so can't comment.

But did you ever play against him at professional level?

 

[MrB]

But did you ever play against him at professional level?

Yes, I was his second scalp in the test HT he took, my West Indies career never recovered.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

But did you ever play against him at professional level?

I see you are deliberately ruling out the possibility that MrB might have been a gentleman (amateur) rather than a player (professional).

Yes, I was his second scalp in the test HT he took, my West Indies career never recovered.

Nor did the West Indies.

 

[Uncle Leo]

I see you are deliberately ruling out the possibility that MrB might have been a gentleman (amateur) rather than a player (professional).

It was a tough one. Whilst B is undoubtedly very amateurish, he's certainly no gentleman.

 

[yogi bear up the cagire]

What I said...............slipping away from us................174-5. Light drizzle at the moment.........off they go with 47 still needed..........seems the only chance for us.

 

[Stiggler]

Maybe Tsotsobe should turn out for SUFC, he must be good at something.