The Essex CCC Thread

[canveyshrimper]

39/1 at lunch. Why hasn't Godleman featured in the T20 stuff?

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

150-2 .. Maunders out for 70 Micklebrough 46*

it seems the day one pitch demons have fled

 

[MrB]

My mate is there today, I promised him a wicketfest!!

Walker 24 off 26? Who woke him up!

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/current/story/466225.html

I despair at the people running both football and cricket in this country i really do

Doubling the amount of games yet playing them in virtually the same amount of time was always going to lead to this, even Essex have only sold out one match this season, whereas we've probably sold out 4 of the 5 games every season previously, if not 5 out of 5

 

[The General]

We close on 265-4 ... Maunders and Walker got 70 each and Mickleburgh 91. Good day for us!

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

39/1 at lunch. Why hasn't Godleman featured in the T20 stuff?

He hasn't been in the best of form in the fc stuff and he's not the quickest of scorers.

 

[MrB]

Something of a collapse and we're 300/7. Would be nice to get the lead above 300 and beyond.

 

[Grayson]

Fear not, our best batsmen are our bowlers anyway.

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

I'm a bit confused... according to Cricinfo, Fozzie is captain for this game; and it also appears that Pettini has come in at no. 8.

If Petts is not captain, (a) why is he in the side at all; and (b) what on earth is he doing coming in at 8, bearing in mind he's a batsman?

:dizzy:

Matt

 

[canveyshrimper]

I'm a bit confused... according to Cricinfo, Fozzie is captain for this game; and it also appears that Pettini has come in at no. 8.

If Petts is not captain, (a) why is he in the side at all; and (b) what on earth is he doing coming in at 8, bearing in mind he's a batsman?

:dizzy:

Matt

Pettini resigned the captaincy a few days back, and Foster is now officially the skipper. In his last few Championship games Pettini batted at 7, in this innings Chambers came in as night watchman hence Pettini coming in at 8. Hopefully relinquishing the captaincy may help his game.

 

[number11]

Pettini resigned the captaincy a few days back, and Foster is now officially the skipper. In his last few Championship games Pettini batted at 7, in this innings Chambers came in as night watchman hence Pettini coming in at 8. Hopefully relinquishing the captaincy may help his game.

I dont know if any Essex fans can confirm the game for me, but I seem to remember watching a semi final in the 90's (may have been the one that carried over to the next day - Glamorgan?) and we had a guy called Hodgson(?) batting at 9, didnt bowl and didnt even have the same colour helmet as everyone else....seemed the biggest case of 'make up the numbers' Id seen.....or is my memory playing tricks...

 

[canveyshrimper]

I dont know if any Essex fans can confirm the game for me, but I seem to remember watching a semi final in the 90's (may have been the one that carried over to the next day - Glamorgan?) and we had a guy called Hodgson(?) batting at 9, didnt bowl and didnt even have the same colour helmet as everyone else....seemed the biggest case of 'make up the numbers' Id seen.....or is my memory playing tricks...

You're not thinking of Mike Garnham are you? He always had a different coloured helmet (oo'err missus), he was a wicket keeper but batted down the order. I remember a game against Lancs where Essex where not many for 8 chasing about 270 and Garnham along with possibly Mark Ilott and definitely John Childs guided us to a most unlikely win. IIRC we played Glamorgan in the next round and Ilott had a huge spat with Robert Croft.

 

[Grayson]

Matt, Pettini is in the side because we've run of out players.

 

[MrB]

You're not thinking of Mike Garnham are you? He always had a different coloured helmet (oo'err missus), he was a wicket keeper but batted down the order. I remember a game against Lancs where Essex where not many for 8 chasing about 270 and Garnham along with possibly Mark Ilott and definitely John Childs guided us to a most unlikely win. IIRC we played Glamorgan in the next round and Ilott had a huge spat with Robert Croft.

Here you go:

http://cricketarchive.com/Essex/Scorecards/56/56126.html

 

[Grayson]

Here you go:

http://cricketarchive.com/Essex/Scorecards/56/56126.html

Mike Atherton opened the bowling?!

Essex 328 all out. Notts need 303 to win. I think the bowling conditions returned today.

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

Pettini resigned the captaincy a few days back, and Foster is now officially the skipper. In his last few Championship games Pettini batted at 7, in this innings Chambers came in as night watchman hence Pettini coming in at 8. Hopefully relinquishing the captaincy may help his game.

Did Petts say why he was relinquishing the captaincy...?

 

[MrB]

It would appear Athers had a OD career bowling average of 29!

 

[MrB]

First man down, 17/1.

 

[canveyshrimper]

Here you go:

http://cricketarchive.com/Essex/Scorecards/56/56126.html

Good find, at least you didn't have to ge back to the 1890's. :) Don Topley, he was involved in an alleged match fixing incident oddly enough against Lancs. However this didn't come to light until his rather acrimonious departure for Essex.

 

[Grayson]

Three down already!