| Cricket 2025 County/International Thread 13:39 - Apr 9 with 100780 views | Superhoops2808 |
With the football season coming to a close in a months time, some here will turn their attention to the smell of freshly mown grass and long days sat in the hot sunny weather watching the great game of cricket.
As a member of Kent Cricket Club, I got to enjoy my first match of the season against Somerset at Canterbury over the last few days. Unfortunately, as is always the way starting the season this early, the first day was lost to rain. In fact nearly all the games were affected by rain, some without a ball even being bowled.
But I did manage to get to see 2 centurions at Canterbury yesterday and a very enjoyable day of cricket (even if I did get sun burned head - Yes I know should have taken a cap).
Did anyone else get to see cricket over the last few days? I know we have several Middlesex supporters who no doubt enjoyed the 'runfest' at Lords (over 1300 runs I believe) [Post edited 4 Apr 13:14]
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| Cricket 2025 County/International Thread on 16:04 - Aug 3 with 885 views | GaryBannister86 |
| Cricket 2025 County/International Thread on 15:59 - Aug 3 by Rsole |
Combined with not playing a shot - couldn’t make it up and wouldn’t work in any other sport. Thank god ! |
Seriously, what benefit does outside the line do for the game? I don't understand it, as a club umpire myself. Why should a bowler be penalised for darting the ball back in?
Wickets = exciting cricket. Scrap the rule. |  | | |
| Cricket 2025 County/International Thread on 16:17 - Aug 3 with 823 views | Malintabuk |
| Cricket 2025 County/International Thread on 16:04 - Aug 3 by GaryBannister86 |
Seriously, what benefit does outside the line do for the game? I don't understand it, as a club umpire myself. Why should a bowler be penalised for darting the ball back in?
Wickets = exciting cricket. Scrap the rule. |
I suppose you leg is not actually "before" the wicket .
Agree it does penalise good bowling... |  | | |
| Cricket 2025 County/International Thread on 16:18 - Aug 3 with 812 views | Superhoops2808 |
| Cricket 2025 County/International Thread on 14:28 - Aug 3 by Rsole |
I bet the Indians are probably regretting pissing Root off in the first innings right now… |
Think I said that earlier in the thread too
Root will love to see this through to the end, I hope he doesn't run out of partners. Trouble is, he's too much of a gent to wind the Indians up at the end.
Surely with 5 wickets left we can wrap up 56 runs - Poor old Stowmarkets post not ageing well at the moment  | | | |
| Cricket 2025 County/International Thread on 16:26 - Aug 3 with 768 views | GaryBannister86 |
| Cricket 2025 County/International Thread on 16:18 - Aug 3 by Superhoops2808 |
Think I said that earlier in the thread too
Root will love to see this through to the end, I hope he doesn't run out of partners. Trouble is, he's too much of a gent to wind the Indians up at the end.
Surely with 5 wickets left we can wrap up 56 runs - Poor old Stowmarkets post not ageing well at the moment |
Enough of this 5 wickets left nonsense. We have six. The Wizard has to come out if needed here. Admittedly, he may not be able to do much but he can just stand there and stick the bat in the way. | | | |
| Cricket 2025 County/International Thread on 16:33 - Aug 3 with 735 views | Rsole |
| Cricket 2025 County/International Thread on 16:18 - Aug 3 by Superhoops2808 |
Think I said that earlier in the thread too
Root will love to see this through to the end, I hope he doesn't run out of partners. Trouble is, he's too much of a gent to wind the Indians up at the end.
Surely with 5 wickets left we can wrap up 56 runs - Poor old Stowmarkets post not ageing well at the moment |
You simply don’t do it with certain players because it backfires - badly.
I’m sure we had the policy of not talking to some of the Aussies because they always got runs if we did and didn’t one of the Waughs actually start sledging himself to get going…. |  |
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| Cricket 2025 County/International Thread on 16:45 - Aug 3 with 690 views | Superhoops2808 |
| Cricket 2025 County/International Thread on 16:33 - Aug 3 by Rsole |
You simply don’t do it with certain players because it backfires - badly.
I’m sure we had the policy of not talking to some of the Aussies because they always got runs if we did and didn’t one of the Waughs actually start sledging himself to get going…. |
Well done Joe Root
And lovely gesture for Thorpe too | | | |
| Cricket 2025 County/International Thread on 16:45 - Aug 3 with 690 views | Rsole |
Great ton and tribute to Thorpey. | |
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| Cricket 2025 County/International Thread on 16:47 - Aug 3 with 679 views | Malintabuk |
Really difficult innings this for Bethall.... do you stay around for 40-50 balls get 6 and get one with your name on it... or go for it perhaps get a 15-20 and chance your arm... but get the total down to 20 odd. | | | |
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| Cricket 2025 County/International Thread on 16:55 - Aug 3 with 642 views | Malintabuk |
| Cricket 2025 County/International Thread on 16:47 - Aug 3 by Malintabuk |
Really difficult innings this for Bethall.... do you stay around for 40-50 balls get 6 and get one with your name on it... or go for it perhaps get a 15-20 and chance your arm... but get the total down to 20 odd. |
Well we know the answer... And now what Is Brook thinking | | | |
| Cricket 2025 County/International Thread on 16:57 - Aug 3 with 621 views | GaryBannister86 |
| Cricket 2025 County/International Thread on 16:55 - Aug 3 by Malintabuk |
Well we know the answer... And now what Is Brook thinking |
Bazball or no bazball, the greatest bat in the history of the English game up the other end, could still be tight....so have a slog? That isn't Bazball, it is just plain stupidity. | | | |
| Cricket 2025 County/International Thread on 16:58 - Aug 3 with 606 views | MrSheen |
| Cricket 2025 County/International Thread on 16:47 - Aug 3 by Malintabuk |
Really difficult innings this for Bethall.... do you stay around for 40-50 balls get 6 and get one with your name on it... or go for it perhaps get a 15-20 and chance your arm... but get the total down to 20 odd. |
What a crazy decision to pick an inexperienced player with so little recent game time. Crackers. |  | | |
| Cricket 2025 County/International Thread on 16:58 - Aug 3 with 605 views | flynnbo |
Why oh why when they have done so well to get so close to the total does he need to do that? |  | | |
| Cricket 2025 County/International Thread on 17:02 - Aug 3 with 578 views | Malintabuk |
| Cricket 2025 County/International Thread on 16:58 - Aug 3 by MrSheen |
What a crazy decision to pick an inexperienced player with so little recent game time. Crackers. |
I probably would have sent either Smith or Atkinson out there... it was a horrible situation for the young lad | | | |
| Cricket 2025 County/International Thread on 17:07 - Aug 3 with 550 views | Malintabuk |
These have been 2 terrific umpires... have they had a decision overturned | | | |
| Cricket 2025 County/International Thread on 17:09 - Aug 3 with 541 views | loftboy |
Root gone |  |
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| Cricket 2025 County/International Thread on 17:10 - Aug 3 with 521 views | GaryBannister86 |
| Cricket 2025 County/International Thread on 17:09 - Aug 3 by loftboy |
Root gone |
I mean, what have we done here? Lord. | | | |
| Cricket 2025 County/International Thread on 17:11 - Aug 3 with 512 views | Rsole |
Squeaky bum time.
Woakes is in his whites….. | |
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| Cricket 2025 County/International Thread on 17:14 - Aug 3 with 485 views | CamberleyR |
Absolutely cruising and that idiotic dismissal from Bethell has woken up the Indian supporters and the Indian team and given them momentum when they were absolutely shot. You've got the foot on the throat and you give them a sniff. Unbelievable. [Post edited 3 Aug 17:16]
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| Cricket 2025 County/International Thread on 17:16 - Aug 3 with 461 views | Malintabuk |
| Cricket 2025 County/International Thread on 17:10 - Aug 3 by GaryBannister86 |
I mean, what have we done here? Lord. |
If India do go on to win this... the interviews will be.. if it wasn't for Brook's aggression we wouldn't be this close... and that maybe true... but he should have finished this off... not leave it to others...
If you get a great delivery... then fair enough, but he had this game all but won... | | | |
| Cricket 2025 County/International Thread on 17:20 - Aug 3 with 429 views | Rsole |
Overton averages 48 :-) | |
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| Cricket 2025 County/International Thread on 17:21 - Aug 3 with 425 views | Rsole |
| Cricket 2025 County/International Thread on 17:20 - Aug 3 by Rsole |
Overton averages 48 :-) |
(With the bat - ahem) | |
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| Cricket 2025 County/International Thread on 17:21 - Aug 3 with 421 views | Malintabuk |
Now the new ball maybe comes into play | | | |
| Cricket 2025 County/International Thread on 17:26 - Aug 3 with 388 views | CamberleyR |
Seven overs since the last boundary. We can't get the bloody ball off the square now.
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| Cricket 2025 County/International Thread on 17:31 - Aug 3 with 361 views | Malintabuk |
And now bad light... | | | |
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