Essex County Cricket 2011 Season

[MrB]

Or alternatively we'll just blast a load more runs, 392 lead, surely that's enough now?

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Looks like Shah brought his hundred up in style with a 6, we bashed a few more quick runs and then declared, setting Leics 393 off 89 overs.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Wicket with the first ball!

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

And another.

Excellent start so far. In-coming batsman James Taylor is probably the key wicket.

 

[canveyshrimper]

And another.

Excellent start so far. In-coming batsman James Taylor is probably the key wicket.

Nah!! 10 or 11 will be, we'll get them something like 80/9 off 30 overs and then the last pair will bat out the remaining overs and save the game.:sad:

 

[MrB]

4 down now, very nice!

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

We're on target for that CS, Leics now 59/4, a wicket apiece for Ravi and Mills :smiles:

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Big double strike as Bopara removes Taylor and Mills nabs Boyce for his maiden championship wicket.

 

[canveyshrimper]

We're on target for that CS, Leics now 59/4, a wicket apiece for Ravi and Mills :smiles:

Either that or it'll **** down.

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

5 down now, Mills picks up his 2nd wicket

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

91/6, 3rd wicket for Mills....

 

[MrB]

Godleman, Craddock and Mills. Not our usual match winning combo!! I know Masters got a 5fer but Craddock's 4 were bigger wickets.

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

105/7, Craddock gets the wicket this time.

 

[yogi bear up the cagire]

105/7, Craddock gets the wicket this time.

Looks as though we're on track for a really good win. Wouldn't have believed it following our tortuous batting progress on the first day!

 

[MrB]

Another for Craddock, he's going to have impressive career figures after this!

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Another for Craddock, he's going to have impressive career figures after this!

Nice figures this innings as well of 8-5-4-2.

He's been a key part in turning our championship season around. Forget Ricketts, this is what I call an impressive trial.

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

138/9, RtD picks up Malik :smiles:

And that looks like game over :unsure:

Edit - and it is. Gurney unfit to bat for some reason. Good win for the boys. :clap:

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

This story had passed me by (probably because it was in the Daily Hate Mail)


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2013047/Rape-charge-England-cricketer-team-mate-dropped.html

Probably explains why Wheater was missing for this game as his head might not have been right when he knew the Mail on Sunday had the story.

Seems a rather odd story anyway as Wheater and Masters are an unlikely pair to hang out together given the decade age difference, one's married and the other's not, one's a bowler and the other's a batsman/keeper, one's a midget and the other's 6'5".

Also, incredibly strange timing given that the case was dismissed in March.

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

Game against Kent is on Sky tomorrow, should be a cracker, especially if Kent can get a close win against Sorry tonight.:winking:

 

[number11]

Game against Kent is on Sky tomorrow, should be a cracker, especially if Kent can get a close win against Sorry tonight.:winking:

THe Kent Surrey game is on TV tonight as well I think.....cheering on a closely fought Kent win tonight, and then a thrashing for Kent tomorrow!

If Surrey win tonight then we need them to beat Sussex tomorrow as well.

Of course any permutations rely on us beating Kent tomorrow. With a week off, hopefully the likes of Napier and Styris have continued their recovery and we can have close to a full strength team out.