Cricket

[BigMick]

19-0 at lunch.

Davies looking positive on 15 and Balderson doing well to survive some fine bowling from Abbas, 4.

Great fight from Somerset at Edgbaston - all credit to them.

 

[Alan Whittle]

19-0 at lunch.

Davies looking positive on 15 and Balderson doing well to survive some fine bowling from Abbas, 4.

Great fight from Somerset at Edgbaston - all credit to them.

Thought Somerset would have collapsed tbh. Warks need 2 wickets in 2 overs after lunch for max bowling points.

 

[Eggs]

 

[Chris O'Connor]

This is the current state of affairs as regards Lancs v Hampshire and Warwickshire (v Somerset)

Lancs need 177 more runs to possibly win the county championship

Lunch Lancs 19-0 target 196

If Lancs win at Aigburth they'll win the championship as long as Warwickshire don't beat Somerset

Somerset are 315-8 replying to Warwick's 367 but only in the first innings (Somerset trail by 42 with 2 wickets left)

All matches on day 3 out of 4

The match at Aigburth is being streamed on Youtube

 

[Joey66]

When i was a kid on holiday at Blackpool -lancs used to play on the Blackpool Stanley park ground - it always seemed to rain ....

 

[Alan Whittle]

Thought Somerset would have collapsed tbh. Warks need 2 wickets in 2 overs after lunch for max bowling points.

My bad as the young folks say; 2 wickets in 4 overs.

 

[Joey66]

Lancs need 196 to win!

Bailey 24-9-37-7.

Hampshire favourites - Lancs could do with Alex Davies finding form with a quick 50!

That pitch looks to favour the bowlers.....

 

[Alan Whittle]

That pitch looks to favour the bowlers.....

That pitch looks like it favours the beet pickers.

 

[Connor]

With Warwickshire being denied the bonus point by Somerset, the title is set up for an incredible ending

 

[Alan Whittle]

Warks fail to get the necessary extra bowling point. Somerset only 8 down after 110 overs. Someone better tell the Hants bowlers; “It’s on!”
So; If Hants best Lancs, they are Champions
If Warks beat Somerset and Lancs beat Hants; Warks are Champions
If Lancs beat Hants and Somerset beat Warks; Lancs are Champions.

 

[BigMick]

With Warwickshire being denied the bonus point by Somerset, the title is set up for an incredible ending

Warks fail to get the necessary extra bowling point. Somerset only 8 down after 110 overs. Someone better tell the Hants bowlers; “It’s on!”
So; If Hants best Lancs, they are Champions
If Warks beat Somerset and Lancs beat Hants; Warks are Champions
If Lancs beat Hants and Somerset beat Warks; Lancs are Champions.

Good chance of Somerset denying Warwick the win now - only 32 behind with 2 wickets left.

 

[Joey66]

Lancs a soft wicket just gone down......

 

[Connor]

Oh Lancs

 

[Alan Whittle]

Come on Hants!

 

[arminisgod]

Amazingly the last time we won it I'm certain it came down to a last day involving the same 4 counties