When I used to stay at my Nan's in Brookdale Road, (1940's) I often used to walk up to Sefton Park to watch the cricket in the evening. Is the cricket pitch still there and if so, which club uses it?
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BigMick
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I remember he got a big hundred at Old Trafford at the start of the season - looked very impressive then but it must say a lot about him that he's taken over the captaincy with the team struggling for results in the Championship, and it hasn't affected his batting. And still only 22!
Regarding Hollman, it's great to see so many promising young spinners around, especially leg spin. I remember a time when Salisbury was virtually the only one.
Things were so desperate in those days that Lancs signed a leg spinner called Alex Barnett from Middlesex. He regularly bowled more bad balls than Moeen managed against India in the last test and was shown the door after a couple of seasons.
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
As expected, bugger everyone else.
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ByNick Hoult, CHIEF CRICKET CORRESPONDENT10 September 2021 • 11:22am
The India players signed a letter at midnight on Thursday telling their board they would not be playing the fifth Test at Old Trafford due to fears over covid, Telegraph Sport understands.
After a day of frantic calls and meetings between the players, the BCCI and the ECB, the match was cancelled at the 11th hour on Friday with thousands of fans already in Manchester and heading to the ground.
Senior India players met on Thursday night and despite reassurances from the ECB about the covid protocols, decided to stand together with many fearing a further spread of covid could prevent them from playing in the IPL which restarts in the UAE on Sept 19. All India's player returned negative covid tests on Thursday.
There are now high-level talks between the ECB and BCCI over whether the match was forfeited by India. An initial statement from English cricket's governing body on Friday morning said: "India are unable to field a team and will instead regrettably forfeit the match."
The official mention of a forfeit was later removed but behind the scenes, the ECB argued that the match was forfeited because all India’s playing squad returned negative test results. The BCCI said it was a covid cancellation (and therefore not a forfeit) because of "fears" about the virus spreading among the camp.
India's governing body then released a statement de-escalating the conflict, saying it had offered to reschedule the Test match and that both boards would work together to try to find a window to play the match.
The row over forfeiture or cancellation has huge ramifications for the ECB. If the match is forfeited by India then the ECB are covered by insurance for losses of around £40m, in the same way they would be if the game was forfeited for the death of a monarch or a terrorist attack. But if the match is cancelled by Covid, the ECB are not covered by insurance leaving them with a huge whole in their finances, a year after losing £16m.
The matter could end up being resolved by the International Cricket Council’s dispute resolution committee.
The ECB are also furious that India’s head coach, Ravi Shastri, attended a book launch in London last week along with 150 members of the public. Shastri was the first member of the India party to test positive and in private, England sources are referring to him as 'patient X'. The book launch had not been cleared by the ECB’s covid compliance department.
India are now attempting to leave England as quickly as possible by arranging a charter flight to the UAE on Saturday. The flight from East Midlands Airport was originally due to leave on Wednesday, the day after the scheduled final day's play at Old Trafford. The bulk of India’s support staff, who will not work on the IPL, will return home on commercial flights.
India are keen to reschedule and have offered to play the final Test next summer. While both countries already have saturated schedules, a rearrangement would avoid a dispute about how to cover the shortfall from this game being cancelled - estimated at £40 million.
All games in the ongoing World Test Championship must be played before March 2023, so if the match was played next summer the series would still be completed in time. England only have six Test matches scheduled for next summer - one fewer than the norm in recent years. India have also shown that they are willing to field completely separate squads in different formats of the game - in July, they sent a separate squad to Sri Lanka for a limited-overs series while their Test squad were in England.
India are already due to tour England for a limited-overs series next summer, so a Test could potentially be played before or after that, even if it meant shifting other parts of the schedule.
2) The match is forfeited
If the match is forfeited, England are covered by insurance as they would for the death of a monarch cancelling a Test or a terrorist incident. Under this scenario, England would be covered for the estimated £40 million they stand to lose from this match being cancelled. England would also be declared the winners of the game, meaning that the series would end as 2-2 for the purposes of the World Test Championship.
3) The match ends in the courts
If the match is not rearranged, and India refuse to declare the match forfeited - which would cost them a series victory in England, and potentially their chances of reaching the next World Test Championship final - then the match could ultimately be decided in the courts. This would be a deeply undesirable scenario for the ECB, who have worked to improve relations with India in recent years. But it may be unavoidable.
Under the ICC rules for Test matches affected by Covid-19, the result could be determined by the ICC’s dispute resolution committee should the ECB choose to lodge a complaint.
The rules for the ongoing edition of the World Test Championship allow for matches to be cancelled - rather than forfeited - if there is “significant impact” from Covid-19. The interpretation of this clause could be worth £40 million to the ECB, and help decide the next World Test Championship winners.
English cricket facing £40m black hole after India players refuse to play Old Trafford Test
Plus: England refer to Ravi Shastri as 'patient X' after public book launch, while India players worry about jeopardising IPL
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- Exclusive: England refer to Ravi Shastri as 'patient X', while India players worry about jeopardising their participation in IPL
ByNick Hoult, CHIEF CRICKET CORRESPONDENT10 September 2021 • 11:22am
The India players signed a letter at midnight on Thursday telling their board they would not be playing the fifth Test at Old Trafford due to fears over covid, Telegraph Sport understands.
After a day of frantic calls and meetings between the players, the BCCI and the ECB, the match was cancelled at the 11th hour on Friday with thousands of fans already in Manchester and heading to the ground.
Senior India players met on Thursday night and despite reassurances from the ECB about the covid protocols, decided to stand together with many fearing a further spread of covid could prevent them from playing in the IPL which restarts in the UAE on Sept 19. All India's player returned negative covid tests on Thursday.
There are now high-level talks between the ECB and BCCI over whether the match was forfeited by India. An initial statement from English cricket's governing body on Friday morning said: "India are unable to field a team and will instead regrettably forfeit the match."
The official mention of a forfeit was later removed but behind the scenes, the ECB argued that the match was forfeited because all India’s playing squad returned negative test results. The BCCI said it was a covid cancellation (and therefore not a forfeit) because of "fears" about the virus spreading among the camp.
India's governing body then released a statement de-escalating the conflict, saying it had offered to reschedule the Test match and that both boards would work together to try to find a window to play the match.
The row over forfeiture or cancellation has huge ramifications for the ECB. If the match is forfeited by India then the ECB are covered by insurance for losses of around £40m, in the same way they would be if the game was forfeited for the death of a monarch or a terrorist attack. But if the match is cancelled by Covid, the ECB are not covered by insurance leaving them with a huge whole in their finances, a year after losing £16m.
The matter could end up being resolved by the International Cricket Council’s dispute resolution committee.
The ECB are also furious that India’s head coach, Ravi Shastri, attended a book launch in London last week along with 150 members of the public. Shastri was the first member of the India party to test positive and in private, England sources are referring to him as 'patient X'. The book launch had not been cleared by the ECB’s covid compliance department.
India are now attempting to leave England as quickly as possible by arranging a charter flight to the UAE on Saturday. The flight from East Midlands Airport was originally due to leave on Wednesday, the day after the scheduled final day's play at Old Trafford. The bulk of India’s support staff, who will not work on the IPL, will return home on commercial flights.
Three ways to resolve the Old Trafford Test
1) The match is rearrangedIndia are keen to reschedule and have offered to play the final Test next summer. While both countries already have saturated schedules, a rearrangement would avoid a dispute about how to cover the shortfall from this game being cancelled - estimated at £40 million.
All games in the ongoing World Test Championship must be played before March 2023, so if the match was played next summer the series would still be completed in time. England only have six Test matches scheduled for next summer - one fewer than the norm in recent years. India have also shown that they are willing to field completely separate squads in different formats of the game - in July, they sent a separate squad to Sri Lanka for a limited-overs series while their Test squad were in England.
India are already due to tour England for a limited-overs series next summer, so a Test could potentially be played before or after that, even if it meant shifting other parts of the schedule.
2) The match is forfeited
If the match is forfeited, England are covered by insurance as they would for the death of a monarch cancelling a Test or a terrorist incident. Under this scenario, England would be covered for the estimated £40 million they stand to lose from this match being cancelled. England would also be declared the winners of the game, meaning that the series would end as 2-2 for the purposes of the World Test Championship.
3) The match ends in the courts
If the match is not rearranged, and India refuse to declare the match forfeited - which would cost them a series victory in England, and potentially their chances of reaching the next World Test Championship final - then the match could ultimately be decided in the courts. This would be a deeply undesirable scenario for the ECB, who have worked to improve relations with India in recent years. But it may be unavoidable.
Under the ICC rules for Test matches affected by Covid-19, the result could be determined by the ICC’s dispute resolution committee should the ECB choose to lodge a complaint.
The rules for the ongoing edition of the World Test Championship allow for matches to be cancelled - rather than forfeited - if there is “significant impact” from Covid-19. The interpretation of this clause could be worth £40 million to the ECB, and help decide the next World Test Championship winners.
big nev lookalike
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He was identified by Ian Salisbury as someone with leadership qualities over the winter,when he also worked really hard on his technique. He has said in a couple of radio interviews that he is enjoying the role of captaincy, especially helping the younger players transition from schoolboy to county level.
His hero is Alistair Cook and he wants to play Test Cricket.Hopefully he will get a Lions call up this winter.
It is very pleasing to see all the young spinners coming through. Sussex,after Salisbury left,only seemed to import spinners which didn’t really work,bit like Barnett.
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Thanks for that Eggs. I was only about 10 or 12 but I used to love going there to watch the cricket. Watched for hours.Sefton Park Cricket Club | Liverpool's friendliest cricket club
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…a lot of the cricketers were decent footballers, I think many played for teams like Quarry Bank in the old Zingari League. It’s a fine old cricket club and good to see it still thriving.
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Brilliant. Thanks Gary.Sefton Park CC TV
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Most of Sefton Park's games are shown on this YouTube channel.
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
Woakes, Malan and Bairstow withdraw from IPL to prioritise England duty
Chris Woakes, Dawid Malan and Jonny Bairstow have all withdrawn from the upcoming Indian Premier League, choosing to put England first before a busy winter that features the T20 World Cup and the Ashes
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
10.30 start.
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
Lancashire 65-2, Davies managed to improve on his previous 3 ducks, out for 3, pointless playing him.
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
Lancashire 201-5, after a recovery from 27-2, now just lost 3 wickets for 19, including Wells (113, 20 4s) and Bohannon for 50.
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
Lancashire 266-6, Vilas just out for 36.