Sad news that John Jameson has passed away.

George Dobell says of the Notts members' vote: "The club's hierarchy have never made any secret of their desire to cut the number of games and previously announced their backing for a 12-match season. The relationship with members is generally strong, however, and those leading the club are keen to react respectfully to the views outlined at the EGM."

Regarding the Notts vote, according to the Notts fans' forum, at the EGM:
As the Chair repeatedly stated, constitutionally that vote can't be binding but the General Committee "will take it into consideration".

At the Notts EGM, members voted to retain 14 championship matches by the margin of 698 to 246.

Highveld wrote:

So much pain for a few moments of joy!

I think that's what my wife said about being married to me.

An honourable draw.

I guess having to play for Glamorgan is a suitable punishment for having deprived the Bears of a Finals Day experience.

BosworthBear wrote:

Magnificent fielding by us.

Do runners not have to wear the same equipment as the batsman? Burns isn’t wearing a thigh pad!

The Laws of Cricket state that a runner must: "wear external protective equipment equivalent to that worn by the batter for whom he/she runs and shall carry a bat."
So I guess a thigh pad is not external whereas an arm guard would be - unless it was worn beneath a long sleeved shirt.
We need Highveld, as a qualified umpire, to rule on this.

I see that Sean Dickson, our quarter final nemesis, is leaving Somerset to join Glamorgan.

Essex say:
Essex County Cricket Club hereby gives 14 days notice of a Special General Meeting (SGM) to be held on Wednesday 24 September 2025...
The meeting will disclose how the Club has voted on the proposed structural changes to the County Championship (if such vote has taken place by the time of the SGM). Subject to a vote having taken place, the Membership present at the meeting will be asked to vote on the following statement as petitioned;
The Members have confidence in the Committee given the way it voted on the county cricket schedule proposals.

Yes we should wish him well and send him on his way with thanks for all his T20 wickets.

As he was running in to bowl, Ed Barnard was probably thinking: "If I mess this up, what will those so-and-sos on Bearsfans say about me?"

paulbear wrote:

Not sure what sharp practices are going on at The Oval, but Lawrence has 'Dissected' the field by all accounts from what one of the commentators said. Really don't think cricketers should be taking scalpels onto the field.

That's a candidate for what used to be Colemanballs in Private Eye.

We won’t be watching Sibley bat for two days.

Jacob says here what we all knew:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/ckg3dlj5n7go

The fact that the new Head of Media has not yet started (or been announced) is still causing problems on basic matters such as the Surrey match preview. Let's hope that the new person gets a grip on things quickly.

Preview from the Surrey perspective (with their squad), with a bit about Warwickshire added from Brian Halford:
https://www.kiaoval.com/surrey-v-warwickshire-full-preview-4/

paulbear wrote:

Gerry, you appear to know too much about witchcraft and Warlocks and now I am scared. What next, all the seats to be black and strange looking people in robes and capes, dotted about the ground during T20 games.

Yes, all of the above!
I played cricket a few times at Burley in the New Forest. The ground is on the edge of the forest and New Forest ponies are likely to wander onto the outfield.
I discovered that the village was a centre of witchcraft. One of the characters who lived there was Sybil Leek. She used to walk around the village in her long black cloak with her pet jackdaw, named Mr Hotfoot Jackson, sitting on her left shoulder. Although she is long gone, maybe her ghost (with Mr Hotfoot Jackson) could pay a visit to the Edgbaston ground.

As for the curse of Edgbaston, if it exists then maybe we need to find a way of lifting it.
We need to contact one or more male witches ("warlocks", I hear you say - but they do exist) and get them to perform an exorcism on the square at Edgbaston. The half hour before midnight is the ideal time for "good" magic; and all the best warlocks and witches prefer to perform their rituals "skyclad" or naked.
I'm not sure if tickets could be sold and/or whether Sky would be interested in the broadcast rights but it's worth a try.

The only T20 innings ever at Taunton not to include a six.