BosworthBear
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LeicesterExile wrote:
Paul - nothing so dramatic - work was the reason over 50 years ago. I am still a Brummie and can honestly say I have never said me duck to anyone. The one big downside to living in this county is they just don't understand our sarcastic humour - I am still frowned upon after all these years! Perhaps Bosworth Bear would agree with me!!
Not sure about that. The main issue living in the borderlands is the batch v cob debate. Which county you are from is instantly identifiable!
Yep that’s the local derby for me!
And I remember exactly who used to say that on the old forum LOL
I think Burns has got his tactics wrong today but I don't really care about Surrey.
We’ve probably done pretty well this match. Our fielding was excellent this morning!
Magnificent fielding by us.
Do runners not have to wear the same equipment as the batsman? Burns isn’t wearing a thigh pad!
Well the rain has helped us today. I wonder how daring Surrey will be.
There is an argument for declaring now so they can bowl with the new ball at 1030.
The commentators (Collins yuk) now assuming Surrey have won!!!
Have to say Young is looking like the player we have been missing for years.
Such a sensible innings. We’ve not had an anchor like this since Trott and Moles.
Would be great next season!
Thankfully Norcross not on this morning although I’d love to have heard him talking about how a Warwickshire lead was great news for Surrey!
Collins as arrogant and insufferable as ever.
Great bowling
Poor captaincy I’m afraid. He never seizes the moment. It was crying out for a third slip and more attacking fields.
We probably let them get 50 runs more than they deserved.
But who’s to say we can’t get more than 400?
Andy wrote:
BosworthBear wrote:
We’ve applied ourselves really well and bowled as unit magnificently but still a nagging doubt this could have been better if we’d had more attacking fields with a third slip and received the benefit of the numerous lbw appeals.
Commentary so biased and awful. Yuk yuk yuk
Who's been on?
Norcross and Collins - just awful!
At one stage Norcross was saying such a shame Surrey lost the toss as restricts their opportunity to bowl out Warwickshire twice. Then he said it was good Surrey were being bowled out as allowed them to bowl lots of overs on first day.
Collins is just a buffoon!
We’ve applied ourselves really well and bowled as unit magnificently but still a nagging doubt this could have been better if we’d had more attacking fields with a third slip and received the benefit of the numerous lbw appeals.
Commentary so biased and awful. Yuk yuk yuk
Is there a way of watching it other than the Surrey stream? They have awful commentators. Not sure I can bear to listen to Norcross or Collins. And there were some real randoms in addition last season.
I know there’s a BBC commentary.
Although Nick Knight made some stupid comments criticising Warwickshire and saying we should bat him at three. He only played one championship game!
Ah proper cricket is back and we’re playing as Warwickshire again! Good times. Come on Warks!
The worst stunt they pulled was not consulting the members directly for a vote.
They then compounded this by only giving the members’ committee three options all of which reduced CC games.
If we had a less apathetic membership like some of the other counties (notably Lancashire) there would be serious consequences for this.
At the moment we seem to be operating without governance or accountability,
Obviously want to be Warwickshire Bears given that’s our name and identity.
I think we’re the only team in world sport which doesn’t play under our own name.
However if I had to chose I prefer Bears to Birmingham Bears although I won’t bother watching or taking an interest until we revert to playing as Warwickshire.
I thought today was supposed to be the final vote? Now because they can’t get the two thirds they want more talks and then a vote in a few weeks.
The ECB (led by our “Chair”) is getting more and more like the EU.
paulbear wrote:
Freddie Calthorpe, he was captain and a decent allrounder, distantly related to Henry Blofeld.
Yep he was a member of the Gough- Calthorpe family who built and own the estate.
They also gave the land for Birmingham Univeristy and Cannon Hill Park.
paulbear wrote:
It annoyed me that the club name wasn't on the side of the building and maybe that's why people who know absolutely nothing about cricket assume there is a team called Edgbaston who play there like my uncle once did. I wrote to the club asking if the name could be put somewhere on the building like it should be and wrote, "Can you imagine Anfield without Liverpool F.C. on the front of the building".
Good for you. There’s certainly been an attempt to separate Edgbaston from Warwickshire CCC for some time now. And the Chairmen and CEOs have been disingenuous about it. At one stage the letterhead sent to members only mentioned Edgbaston and not Warwickshire CCC which was bizarre. I remember telling Gascoigne that’s like Manchester United sending letters to supporters headed Old Trafford but he didn’t get it at all!
The floodlights are “e” for Edgbaston but Yorkshire have the county rose on them and Surrey their feathers.
If they can get away with it the unaccountable powers that be will remove all Warwickshire first class matches from Edgbaston and just have internationals, Hundred, T20s.
No sense of recognition that the Calthorpe Estate gifted Edgbaston to the people of Warwickshire!