The Essex CCC Thread

[number11]

Not wishing to sound like I know something you don't, I'm reliably informed the the fee all up for Bravo was nearer the 50k mark.

That would just be unbelievably stupid by Essex......I know there is a winners cheque to be won, but with no champions league, surely the financial advantages of winning don't add up to paying this much to Bravo, even if it was guaranteed to bring success.

 

[yogi bear up the cagire]

Somerset 24/2 (85/2), Palladino picks up De Bruyn for his 2nd wicket

43-3.........Trescothick and Hildreth at the crease........any kind of a stand between those two would prove mortal for Essex. I reckon any target of more than 180 is going to prove very difficult.........perhaps that's even being optimistic!

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

Somerset 240/8 (305/8). Tresco 154*, but they've collapsed from 225/4, with Masters now on a H/T after dismissing Phillips and Thomas in consecutive balls

 

[yogi bear up the cagire]

Somerset 240/8 (305/8). Tresco 154*, but they've collapsed from 225/4, with Masters now on a H/T after dismissing Phillips and Thomas in consecutive balls

265-8 .........Trescothick two sixes......................bloody Trescothick!

 

[yogi bear up the cagire]

305-8!...................Trescothick 200 ..................npthing to say, really.

 

[yogi bear up the cagire]

53-1......................just another 379 to win! :)

 

[Shrimper]

64-2.

Palladino b Phillips c Buttler for 16. Not looking like a great start.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

64-2.

Palladino b Phillips c Buttler for 16. Not looking like a great start.

That's not too bad. Palladino was only the nightwatchman. If Essex were going to mount a challenge then it was always going to be down to these two in at the moment to set a platform by scoring the bulk of the runs.

 

[canveyshrimper]

That's not too bad. Palladino was only the nightwatchman. If Essex were going to mount a challenge then it was always going to be down to these two in at the moment to set a platform by scoring the bulk of the runs.

...and with 2 days to get the target, who knows? :unsure:

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

...and with 2 days to get the target, who knows? :unsure:

I think the most important aspect of that is that it is a 3rd day pitch and not a 4th day one.

 

[yogi bear up the cagire]

I think the most important aspect of that is that it is a 3rd day pitch and not a 4th day one.

Don' wanna be funny..........know wha' I mean..........but I reckon Essex would have had problems getting half that total on a first day pitch! Heard something on TMS,
that they thought they were going to get three points from this match but have ended up with a miresable one point...........didn't hear why?

 

[The General]

Maunders and Westfield have been released.

 

[MrB]

Big thrashing today, we'll need to beat Gloucestershire tomorrow to have any chance of qualifying.

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

Big thrashing today, we'll need to beat Gloucestershire tomorrow to have any chance of qualifying.

A terrible terrible defeat against lame aimless opposition

My football team are utter gash, heading for non league oblivion or more likely just oblivion full stop .. and my cricket team are imploding in front of my eyes, a month ago we were in form and flying, now relegation is a certainty in the 4 day game, the t20 went sour for me the moment we signed Bravo and now our CB40 campaign is on the brink of tatters, (and yes, i did manage to see them BOTH lose in the same day last Saturday the tossers)

and now on top of all this it appears my summer of sex booze and drugs is at an end as i've got myself a job and at 6am Tuesday i will be dragging my sorry arse out of bed and back into the rat-race ... ITS SOOOOOOOO UNFAIR !!!!!

 

[number11]

Don' wanna be funny..........know wha' I mean..........but I reckon Essex would have had problems getting half that total on a first day pitch! Heard something on TMS,
that they thought they were going to get three points from this match but have ended up with a miresable one point...........didn't hear why?

2 points deducted for slow over-rate apparently!

 

[The General]

Essex on Sky later. Eek.

 

[southend4ever]

Rain will be the only way we pick up points!!

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Maunders and Westfield have been released.

Are we talking about by the club or the old bill?

 

[MrB]

We seem to be doing ok!

Gloucestershire 184/8 (40/40 ov)
Essex 58/0 (11.5/40 ov)

 

[MrB]

A solid win but with three games to go it looks like we'll have to win all of them to have any chance of getting the best runners up slot and we still unfortunately have to play Yorkshire (also Gloucestershire still play Netherlands twice).

Yorkshire.........10 9 1 0 0 18 +0.494
Essex...............9 6 2 0 1 13 +0.032
Gloucestershire..9 6 3 0 0 12 +0.374