Cricket

Dreadful defeat for Lancs. The weakness in the batting badly shown up. The unsuitability of some of the batsmen to this form of the game epitomised by Rob Jones' stylish steer through midwicket for a single when boundaries were needed.

Vilas having a terrible run, as is Bohannon.

Now face a tricky away game in the Quarter-Final against Sussex. They had a great win against Essex today with young George Garton outstanding, taking 4-21 off 4 overs and then hitting 34no off 30 balls to clinch victory by 4 wickets. Bowls speedy left arm - definitely a player to watch.

Lancs will have to play a lot better than they have in the last 3 games.
 
sad about Dean Jones, weird yesterday the video of him asking Curtly Ambrose to take his sweat bands off came up on my facebook page.

Don't think the Aussie team ever forgave him
 
The Bob Willis trophy final at Lord's - third day out of four, continues today between Somerset and Essex. Somerset have never won a domestic first class (red ball) cricket competition in their long history having been the bridesmaid so often in recent championship history.

While this competition replaces the championship in this truncated summer it would still be a major achievement, and there are well grounded forecasts that this format, and not the two division championship, could be the foundation for the domestic red ball game going forward following the review.

Having been put in Somerset made a competitive 301 all out in a rain affected first two days with the young 23 year old English based Zimbabwean Eddie Byrom making a big century (117). Craig Overton (66) also shared in a century (127) partnership with Byrom making 60 odd after Essex had the better of day one with Somerset then standing at 114-4 before yesterday's start of play.

The Essex openers, looking to start their reply to the 301 posted, Sir Alistair Cook being one of them, were saved from facing any deliveries last night by bad light. Importantly if the match ends in a draw, which maybe probable considering the weather and only two days left, the team who gets the most first innings runs wins the match, so this next innings could well decide the trophy.

Coverage from Lord's starts at 10.30 and is on both iPlayer and You Tube.
 
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Chris O'Connor said:
While this competition replaces the championship in this truncated summer it would still be a major achievement, and there are well grounded forecasts that this format, and not the two division championship, could be the foundation for the domestic red ball game going forward following the review.
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Rumours are that the two divisions will be scrapped, despite the new format of 10 in the top division never having been tried, to be replaced by three conferences as in the Bob Willis Trophy, but not on a regional basis. Initially it would be based on the finishing positions in the 2019 season, resulting in:

Conference A
Essex
Kent
Warwickshire
Northamptonshire
Durham
Middlesex

Conference B
Somerset
Yorkshire
Nottinghamshire
Gloucestershire
Sussex
Worcestershire

Conference C
Hampshire
Surrey
Lancashire
Glamorgan
Derbyshire
Leicestershire
 
This final is being played over FIVE days not four as stated in my post which makes an outright result more likely although a first innings lead will still put that county in a very strong position - a draw then being enough for them.
 
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Cook doing what Cook does as Essex start to gain the ascendancy. It's a new ball pitch and Somerset have only taken one wicket.

104-1 Sir Alistair Cook 61*, Tom Westley 30* off 40 overs (120 allowed in the first innings) in reply to Somerset's 301

The biggest first innings total could determine the trophy winner in the event of a drawn match, Somerset getting desperate.

England reserves Mr Nobody - Lewis Gregory took the only wicket but I'm still mystified as to what he exactly brings to a side - 70mph dibbly dibbly bits and pieces cricketer - probably good in county cricket and absolutely ineffectual at anything of a higher standard.
 

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