Essex Cricket 2024

[Dave Smiths Love Child]

46-4 currently hope weather holds ….

 

[Cricko]

The rules of Cricket need to be changed , you score 800 runs and still draw a game and a bit of rain kills us,

 

[Bearded Shrimper]

The rules of Cricket need to be changed , you score 800 runs and still draw a game and a bit of rain kills us,

short of playing under a tent, I don't think there's much we can do

 

[blues exile]

Frustrating to only get a draw out of a game Essex dominated. It wasn't just the weather though. Sam Cook would likely have made a difference had he ben fit but maybe Westley could have rung the bowling changes a bit more to unsettle the Kent batting. Perhaps he could have given himself a couple of overs and used Snater and Beard more. Runs conceded were irrelevant as Kent were clearly never going to get anywhere near the total. Over reliance on Harmer who only took two wickets in the match was another facror.

 

[yogi bear up the cagire]

Once the ball was worn, you got the impression that they could have gone on for a while without losing another wicket ( rather like the feeling you have that Southend could go on for the rest of the day without scoring!). The only consolation for us was that Surrey didn't succeed in their audacious run chase against Somerset.

 

[cerbera45]

The rules of Cricket need to be changed , you score 800 runs and still draw a game and a bit of rain kills us,

Pot luck I'm afraid - sometimes it works for you, sometimes it works against you.

 

[cerbera45]

a bowler's day on Day 1 but a special mention for Feroze Khushi (53 off 33)

 

[tia]

Good start for Essex this morning 2 wickets already.Lancashire in big trouble. 39/3 and 190 behind still with Essex to bat again

 

[cerbera45]

Wow good job you never got up late on Day 3

 

[Bearded Shrimper]

tough game this weekend. I expect they'll bring Browne back at 3, but I'd go Robin Das. Give the kids a go. and I'd have played that lad who kept as a sub rather than getting Duke in on loan. what's the point in academy, 2nd team etc. if you don't play them. although our batting would be very inexperienced, I say embrace it

 

[The General]

Durham compiled 358 and we had to see out a nervy 2 overs with Cook opening alongside Elgar and we close 5-0. Their 4th wicket partnership was a bit of a killer, going to need to bat well. Let’s see if we can get away from this without a lose, this first X1 isn’t great on paper. No Westley, no Walter, first 2 WKS out and we aren’t really in Harmer season yet. Snater has really started the season well thank god as did feel like we were a seamer bowler short.

 

[cerbera45]

another special mention for Feroze Khushi for his 107

 

[jackj13]

Fair play to Nick Browne too. Not the best of seasons last year. Out favour this year and come straight in and done a job.

 

[blues exile]

Slow going in the last session yesterday. Would have thought with the weather forecast so bad today and the covers on now they would have tried to get on with it a bit more. Looks very doubtful there will be much play today, if any, so the game will likely peter out as a draw.

 

[cerbera45]

match (still) delayed

 

[cerbera45]

Fair play to Nick Browne too. Not the best of seasons last year. Out favour this year and come straight in and done a job.

Browne with 184

 

[Bearded Shrimper]

first time in a long time I can remember us starting the season well, and batting well. without the weather we'd have certainly won 3 of 4, maybe all 4.
Cricinfo gives wickets, runs, and averages over the last year. Porter top wickets, Cook just has a better average (by 1). But in the last year Harmer has taken his wickets above 31. Not bad, but not the amazing record we're used to. if he comes good again we're in serious business.
Well done to Nick Browne, he gets a lot of **** on the facebook page and has rammed those words down people's throats so fair play to him

 

[Dave Smiths Love Child]

Can not understand why Porter or Cook not in England squad

 

[cerbera45]

Can not understand why Porter or Cook not in England squad

because for some bizarre reason the England selector's have got it in their head about "pace" - often overlooking skill or control (sometimes both) in favour of pace.

 

[Shrimper]

All out for 156 vs Somerset on a Greener than Green wicket. Somerset currently 20/2