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The Essex CCC Thread
- Thread starter canveyshrimper
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number11
"Good morning everybody........"
Let's hope it's because of sudden massive deterioration of the pitch! I hope Mickleburgh was running up and down the wicket with his long spikes on when taking all those runs!
Matt the Shrimp
aka Harry Potter
447/8.
That is bizarre! Strange card, too! Take out Cook (44), and you've got a 0, 11, 4, 3 and 0 in there, between a 174 and a 169. Weird.
500 would have been nice, although with our tail we'll be lucky to make
canveyshrimper
R.I.P
447/8 - Essex should have a couple of hours in the field and will hope to pick up a few cheap wickets before close of play.
A Warwickshire fan I know was absolutely raving about him, after he made a 70 odd against Warwicks on, I think, his Championship debut. He watches a lot of cricket and reckons he's the best young batsman (or it might have been the best innings by a young batsman) he's seen since Bell was coming through the ranks of Edgbaston.
He lost his way a little after that, not helped by picking up an injury in the latter half of the year.
Durham without Harmy (and Onions) aren't quite the same prospect, but that attack includes two bowlers who were on England duty last winter in Plunkett and Davies, and even without Harmy that is still one of the best attacks in the country. To score 174 against that attack is no mean feat. I thought he might contribute this season, but I didn't expect him to take on a main role like that. Let's hope this isn't an one-off but a sign of things to come.
Matt the Shrimp
aka Harry Potter
*MtS likes this*
Sadly, di Venuto has (predictably) come out fighting. Durham 25/0 after 9 ov.
As for batsmen to watch out for, I still think Sam Northeast - now on Kent's books - is an extraordinary prospect. I hope he manages to establish himself in Kent's first XI soon.
Matt
A Century United
Highland Exile
And di Venuto has gone to a cracking catch by Cook. Durham 40 - 1.
canveyshrimper
R.I.P
Rob Key has said that Northeast will get his chance early this season. He's certainly been talked up as hot prospect.
A Century United
Highland Exile
Durham 198 and 24 - 2 following on. What a performance by Essex!
The General
The Mouse (*)
Durham just lost 3 quick wickets and are now 233-5. Phillips gets Di Venuto for 99 Benkenstein for 98 so they trail by 53 and have just 5 wickets left. Advantage Essex.
A Century United
Highland Exile
southend4ever
I used to play a little.
harsh. it happens. we would have taken the 9 points pre-game!
canveyshrimper
R.I.P
The next round of Championship games start today with Essex hosting Lancashire boasting Jimmy Anderson in their ranks. Chambers for Napier is the only change for Essex. Chris Martin is still in NZ waiting for both visa and volcanic ash to clear.
Essex are batting and Godleman is already back in the hutch 7/1.
Essex are batting and Godleman is already back in the hutch 7/1.
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