Start of County Championship season

[Matt the Shrimp]

after dominating a 3rd wicket stand of 17 in about 20 overs.

Bloody hell, it must be like watching paint dry. Waters is now 14 off 146 balls... "are you Tavare in disguise?!"

:thump:

 

[Bluesmanager]

This is the sort of cricket I hate. Can't they impose a rule like the batting side has to average a certain RPO rate?

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Bloody hell, it must be like watching paint dry. Waters is now 14 off 146 balls... "are you Tavare in disguise?!"

:thump:

Tavare was a test batsman, Waters is a no.11 averaging 4.36 before this innings.

Looking at the positives, its probably good experience for him facing someone like Kaneria. If Waters' bowling develops like many expect it to, he may be performing this role in a rearguard action for England in somewhere like Karachi in a couple of years time.

 

[SUFC_Al]

254-3 after 100 overs

Waters 18 off 189 balls :flamer:

 

[Bluesmanager]

Where's the snooze smiley?!

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Huw Waters' top score in first class cricket is 34, and took only 190 balls.

His career strike-rate is 11.82 runs per 100 balls, but he did bat no.8 in his only 20:20 game!

He is currently 21* off 205 balls.

Phillips has got Michael Powell out though.

 

[The General]

Hemp ( 12 runs from 8 balls ) goes bowled by Danny and they are 280/5 ... 22* from 208 i believe ....

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

281/6 Kaneria strikes again.

23* from 229 balls and Essex now in the danger period of 7th wicket partnerships!

 

[Davros]

is this Huw Waters guy playing for a draw, or does he just hate cricket!

Maybe he has mistaken today for defensive nets practice?!?! 25 off 237 balls

 

[OlvisIII]

is this Huw Waters guy playing for a draw, or does he just hate cricket!

Maybe he has mistaken today for defensive nets practice?!?! 25 off 237 balls

Just seen this - I thought it must be a typo. How much stick will he get from his team mates? Sounds like the solution to the pinch hitting in the England one day team to me?!!

 

[The General]

Have people read this whole thread, or not!?

:rolleyes:

 

[Davros]

yes i have, however, i just find it astonishing feat how we cannot remove a number 11 bowler despite nion 250 attempts!

 

[Davros]

FRUCK ME!!!

Waters just hit a 4!!

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

He's racing on to 33* off 260 balls. 1 away from equalling his career best, so he may well get bogged down by nerves.

 

[MrB]

He's racing on to 33* off 260 balls. 1 away from equalling his career best, so he may well get bogged down by nerves.

Or get out! :finger:

 

[Davros]

gone for 33... hehehehehehehe

 

[The General]

351/9 ... Danny with 6. How much they need to not follow on?!

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Think its 150 for a 4 day game.

I suppose you've got to enforce it with only a day left, but Kaneria could really do with a rest. He's already bowled 40+ overs.

 

[The General]

You must be right as Glamorgan were just short of 400 ...

Look who is opening the bowling! WTF!

A C McGarry 3.0 1 8 0
J D Middlebrook 2.0 2 0 0

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

That's stumps.

Its not unusual to see a spinner opening the bowling if there are only a couple of overs to go before close. The theory is that a spinner makes the batsman play every ball, so that there are no easy leaves, and you can crowd the bat with close catchers looking for the bat-pad catch.

I think Middlebrook and McGarry bowled as they were probably freshest. Kaneria bowled 40+ overs and Tudor bowled 20+.